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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We moved to a LCOL area and literally everything is cheaper. Gas, food, clothes, restaurants, childcare, any type of service, etc. Weirdly, the LCOL doesn't impact wages as much. Let's say COL is 20% cheaper. DH and I make only about 5% less than what we did with a higher COL. [/quote] Ditto. Our kids are daycare/preschool age and that difference is probably the most significant one behind housing. Like $1000 lower per kid per month. Groceries are on average cheaper, but it really depends on where you shop. Same with restaurants. Also we’ve been having some repairs and renovations done to our house here and everything is cheaper than similar work in DC. [/quote]
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