At my last corporate job (in Austin), we interviewed an engineer currently at Apple. We asked him why he was moving. He answered "I can work at Apple for $120k/year, and pay $1m for a house, or I can work in Austin for $100k/year, and pay $200k for a house".
This was pre-bubble and I didn't fact check his numbers, but are the cost of living in SV numbers correct?
This was pre-bubble and I didn't fact check his numbers, but are the cost of living in SV numbers correct?