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Re:Tech Sector Feeling Covid-19’s Economic Pain by take_a_breath on Friday July 31, 2020 @09:55AM (#24008589)
==(Seattle, San Fransisco, Chicago), companies may be using this as an opportunity to hire 'cheaper' workers in markets where you don't need that type of income to pay rent.==

To clarify for those reading, rent in Chicago is about 50-60% cheaper than Seattle or San Francisco.

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Re:Tech Sector Feeling Covid-19’s Economic Pain by johnsolo1701 on Friday July 31, 2020 @10:42AM (#24009017)
Source? Are you talking 1BR or 2BR? I would put this number closer to 25-30% [1].

[1] https://www.nerdwallet.com/cost-of-living-calculator/compare...

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Re:Tech Sector Feeling Covid-19’s Economic Pain by take_a_breath on Friday July 31, 2020 @01:37PM (#24011223)
I was going off the Best Places COL Calculator [1]

Seattle housing: 67.9% cheaper [2]

San Francisco housing: 83.4% cheaper [3]

[1] https://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/

[2] https://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/seattle-wa/chicago...

[3] https://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/san-francisco-ca/c...

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