What is going on, everyone? Welcome back to the the world according to briggs and a video about cities
that will cost you an arm and a six-figure income to live in that's right, we're looking at the most
expensive cities in the united states on this the channel we spend a lot of time trying to find
places for you to live that won't break your the bank I mean, that's what most people want today
we're just going to look at the other side of the coin and I guess look at what you don't want the
most expensive cities in the united states we're kind of focusing on major cities on this list too
so if you're hoping to see possum trot kentucky on this list i'm sorry they have a dollar general
nearby so that instantly disqualifies them from a list like this why are cities states and towns
so expensive normally it has to do with one or more of a few things opportunity weather natural
environment schools safety there's a couple other things but those are the main ones when a place
has a couple of those you're willing to ignore or accept some of the negatives the place might have
san francisco has some of the highest paying jobs in the country it has the ocean it's in california
there's tons of stuff to do but it's terribly expensive and has a serious homeless problem
miami has warm weather great beaches but it gets hurricane and it's florida which means if you go
too far inland you find confederate flags mullets and dudes dating first cousins so every place has
its pros and its cons today we're just looking at the expensive ones all let's take a look at the
most expensive cities in the united states number 10 miami miami is kind of a freak it's like the
only southern city that's considered extremely expensive i mean some of them are expensive but
miami ranks up there obviously it's in the top 10. if you're thinking about moving to miami
now this is what they estimate you need at least a 55 000 a year income to live in miami if you
want to get close to the beach you're looking at you got to have 120 130 000 a year that's what
the estimate if you just want to live in the city of miami or some of the surrounding areas
a family of four needs about 75 to 80 000 a year now that's just estimates and that's just kind
of going on averages why do people move here like i said earlier weather beaches there's
a lot to do and a lot to see in the miami area great culture great people it is just expensive
the cost of living in miami is 12 higher than the national average and the cost of housing is
25 higher than the national average now if you get closer to the ocean in miami those numbers go up
they go way up the only reason that their numbers as you see are really low compared to some of the
other ones on this list the reason is as you get away from the beach it drops very quickly
in price on cost living and housing so you'll see a big difference in about 30 seconds number nine
boston boston would probably be lower on this list meaning more expensive if their winters weren't so
brutal boston is a beautiful city most of the time and it's got decent people most of the time but it
has really good jobs all the time i mean sure they're still you know not the best jobs in the
world but they have a lot of high paying jobs in boston and that means people with a lot of money
or making a lot of money are moving into boston which raises the prices on everything the cost
living in boston is 45 higher than the national average and housing is 104 percent higher than the
national average it is estimated for a individual to live comfortably in boston you need a salary of
about 72 000 a year number eight los angeles los angeles has some pretty scary neighborhoods like
we've all seen in all the movies you got skid row you got compton which isn't nearly as bad
as it used to be in the 1990s you got a bunch of other places like watts and south central
some of the other neighborhoods are pretty bad but they're still pretty expensive compared to
similar cities throughout the country and that's because the weather the weather and the beaches
really southern california especially around the los angeles area from santa monica malibu down to
hermosa redondo torrence and palace verdes some of the nicest beaches in the country are in that
little area of los angeles they also have a ton of high paying jobs in los angeles the cost of living
is 48 higher than the national average and housing is 127 percent higher than the national average
number seven san diego california yep two hours down the road from los angeles you have san
diego california and more beautiful beaches san diego probably has better beaches than
los angeles it's just los angeles seems to have more of them and more to do san diego for all its
pluses it's not comparable to los angeles as in things to do places to be
that type of thing but don't get me wrong it is definitely the best major city
in california if you want to enjoy great weather great beaches and wear flip-flops and shorts
95 of the year you probably need a salary of about 75 000 a year because the cost of living is 49
higher than the national average and housing is 130 percent higher than the national average
number six washington dc heading back to the other side of the country we have the nation's capital
washington dc the swamp as most people refer to it actually most people refer to it as dc
but it's known as the swamp because a lot of slimy people work there and get elected to work there
there are a ton of important and high paying jobs in the washington dc metro area and that's why
it's so expensive there's a lot of people making a lot of money there and about 10 of it is legal the
cost of living in washington dc is 52 higher than the national average and housing is 135 percent
higher than the national average according to investopedia if you want to live there comfortably
minimum you're going to need about 87 000 a year no wonder they do so much illegal stuff there
number five oakland california yeah nobody realizes this but oakland is extremely expensive
you just think it's where the raiders came from and it's got bad neighborhoods which it does but
those bad neighborhoods are extremely expensive you know why because it's in california and it's
near san francisco in silicon valley that's why a lot of silicon valley companies have headed over
to oakland in the last decade or so trying to get a break on everything because everything's
expensive up there and now oakland is extremely expensive in oakland california the cost of living
is 58 higher than the national average and housing is 127 percent higher than the national average
number four new york city ah yes the big apple everybody knows it's expensive
if you didn't know that you've been living under a rock and you don't turn on the television or that
interweb stuff but new york city is expensive just to give you an idea the median home price
in the united states is two hundred seventy two thousand four hundred forty six dollars
in new york city the median price is six hundred fifty two thousand and twelve dollars yeah but
home prices really exceed a million dollars on the average don't expect to go waltzing in there with
your 652 000 and plop some money down and get a house you're probably gonna need over a million
need about ninety thousand dollars to live in new york city right now and you're gonna need more
because everything there is expensive not just the housing and all that everything is expensive
homeless don't even ask for a dollar they ask for twenties because they wanna take a friend
to starbucks and their big tippers number three honolulu hawaii yes paradise is expensive we've
said that before on this channel how expensive is it very but if you want to live underneath
the palm trees with beautiful beaches and great weather the occasional hurricane blowing through
dog the bounty hunter looking for you you know if you want to live like that it's going to cost
you it's estimated you need about 92 000 a year to live comfortably in hawaii that's you know they've
got some rural parts and i'm not talking about that i'm talking about in the cities and honolulu
hawaii the cost living here is 81 higher than the national average and housing is 171 percent
higher than the national average a gallon of milk cost like five bucks seattle washington it's like
two bucks give or take don't go running down to the store and price some milk and then leave
me a comment about i just paid 225 for milk in seattle what are you talking about i get stuff
like that all the time it's ridiculous almost as ridiculous some of the prices of these cities
number two san jose california yeah not too far from oakland you got san jose california
and it's expensive if you can't afford to live up near silicon valley and san francisco area
and all that you move down to the san jose area there are a ton of i.t workers in the san jose
area matter of fact i worked at netflix with one he eventually went down there but he was up here
in oregon for a while he's from india and he's an i.t worker and he was telling me one day that when
he was going to school in india for it he said that they all dreamt of living in san jose because
that's what they knew they heard from friends that had moved out before them that you moved
to san jose as an indian tech worker i thought it was hysterical he goes san francisco we knew
about it but we knew you had to live in san jose i thought that was hysterical you need about 95 000
a year to live comfortably in san jose is what they estimate there's some neighborhoods where
you can get away with a lot less but that's what they say you gotta live as one single person the
cost of living in san jose is 81 higher than the national average and housing is 203 percent higher
than the national average outrageous give you an idea about the housing in san jose and the san
jose area if you want anything under 500 000 it's going to be a mobile home trailer whatever you
want to call it most the homes start off at about a million and go up from there crazy expensive
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alright on to number one and number one san francisco california yeah san francisco san
francisco today is not how san francisco started i mean most places aren't but san francisco had a
total different feel back in the 1800s this was filled with mountain men and pretty much hard
western dudes living in san francisco gold miners and things like that a lot of people got wealthy
in san francisco back then and it kind of never stopped these days instead of pulling gold out
of the ground they're working on computers we all know about this i'm not surprising anyone
here with anything san francisco is right up the road from san jose and right across the bay from
oakland this whole area is just too expensive they've got very high paying jobs in the tech
industry here in other industries too but the tech's the main focus in the san francisco
bay area and it's driven prices up through the roof so bad that part of their homeless problem
has to do with they've priced people onto the streets yeah now there's a lot of other reasons
you know mental defect addiction issues we all know that story but a lot of people have ended
up on the street because they've been priced out of their neighborhood there's tech workers right
now that make probably sixty thousand dollars a year that sleep in their cars they sleep in
their cars go to work and they shower like at the gym and stuff like that because they can't
afford a place in san francisco if they want to go outside the city it's too far of a commute because
the traffic is insane but it's expensive because there's so many well-paying jobs there the cost
of living in san francisco is 106 higher than the national average and housing buckle up it's 277
higher than the national average that's completely unacceptable it's almost criminal i'd say if you
want to live comfortably in san francisco they figure you need at least 115 000 a year salary
all right that's today's list hope you guys enjoyed it hope you got
some information out of it everybody have a great day be nice to each other