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Re:Top Paying Tech Companies by SWE Level by beefalo on Monday January 06, 2020 @02:10PM (#21972069)
Just to back you up on this, the savings should more than triple. 3x the compensation probably more than offsets the 3x in costs, so your savings may be more like 5x or more compared to low COL areas.
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Re:Top Paying Tech Companies by SWE Level by dorgo on Monday January 06, 2020 @02:57PM (#21972574)
Assumption: cost + savings = income

3 * income - 3 * cost = 3 * ( cost + savings ) - 3 * cost = 3 savings

Is my assumption wrong? Otherwise it's 3x and not 5x.

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Re:Top Paying Tech Companies by SWE Level by beefalo on Monday January 06, 2020 @05:42PM (#21974308)
I should have phrased it differently, the 3x in cost primarily applies to housing while most other expenses only increase marginally. Overall costs are closer to 2x increase instead of 3
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