Different Rates for Different States

What does it cost for a family of 4 to get by in America? $84K in #SF area, $94K in NYC, $79K in #NHV: http://t.co/f07GH2XpPn #BARTstrike
— urbandata (@urbandata) July 19, 2013

Article Written by Ian Applegate.If you're a family of four (2 parents 2 kids) not drawing six figures, and you live in New York City, you don't need a calculator to know that you're financially strapped. 

What about New Haven?  According to this calculator, a single parent with one child needs to be making at least $61k/year in order to be comfortable.  

Depending on where you live, your income can have a significant impact on whether or not the Economic Policy Institute thinks you're living comfortably.  These numbers can vary dramatically from city to city, with some urban metropolises, such as NYC, where it might cost $93,000 to be "comfortable."