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[quote=Anonymous]I am from here and my DH is from the Midwest.  He moved here right out of college to  work on the Hill and we met after we had both been working here for a few years.  So, my frame of reference has always been based upon housing/COL costs here, and his, since he moved here right out of college, became accustomed to here too.   So, it's all in your frame of reference.  When we go back to visit his family members, we keep our thoughts to ourselves, of course, but we sometimes wonder whether to laugh or cry at the comparison:  since the costs HERE are what we are used to, the costs back there seem teeny, miniscule, like maybe doll housing or somethign like that.  Like, you said your house costs $125K, I think?  Imagine if you were visiting a place where housing cost $25K.  You'd be like, "What?????  That's really:  funny/sad/crazy!!  Let's buy 2 or 3!  Just toss them in the shopping cart and let's go!"  So, I do think it's where you have started out, and what your frame of reference is.  So, while I know there are still a few places in the States where we could move to and be still outpriced in housing/COL (California?  NYC metro area?) I am kind of glad that we have a lot of options for our future (retirement? other?) b/c most other places (in the US) will seem relatively less expensive to us, as a comparison.  Hope this makes sense.  [/quote]

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