[geeks] [barf-bag required] $13 an hour for Unix geeks, spit...

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Bill Bradford wrote:
> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 08:18:53AM -0500, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>> And I suspect the cost of living in Houston is about 2 -2.5 times what it
>> is in Mechanicsburg, PA.
> 
> Houston:  2-bedroom apartments can be had for $795-895.  You can get a nice
> house for between $150-200K.

Wow!  Two bedroom apartments in a decent neighborhood in *Poughkeepsie* 
(let alone NYC) are $1100+.  For $200K, your house will be about to 
collapse under its own weight.

Why is the difference so high?

Peace...  Sridhar