- This topic is empty.
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Share
Home › Expat Forums › Forums › Selecting best US city for cost of living negotiations
Tagged: Cost of living, Shanghai
Posted by Dan, 1 reply
Negotiating a new contract and they are asking for my “home” location in the USA so they can calculate cost of living and quality of living allowances. As I have not lived in the USA for over a decade, I can make the case that my “home” could be several cities (San Francisco, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Ann Arbor, MI; Bellingham, WA.). For this calculation (and for the total expat package) I assume it would be better to pick the expensive city (ie. SF), but will this bite me later in tax equalization considerations (CA has tax, WA does not).
Dan
1 reply
George
Hi Dan,
If you’re looking to get cost of living comparisons across a selection of US cities a good website to us is Numbeo. Here you can quite easily compare various cities (all over the world) to try and see how different the cost of living is found to be. The URL is: http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/
George
Whilst all reasonable care has been taken in the preparation of this publication, the owner of Expatinfodesk.com does not accept any responsibility for any loss suffered by any person acting or refraining from action as a result of relying upon its contents.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.