Cost of Living Comparison: compare New York, New York to Cincinnati, Ohio

When I told people I would be moving to do AmeriCorps, one of the things that would invariably come up was finances. I would of course tell people that part of being a VISTA is receiving a living allowance that was just barely above the poverty level, and that I wouldn't be allowed any other form of income. (Obviously financial gifts from family and friends is acceptable as is government assistance.) If I didn't mention the word "poverty" and just said that I wouldn't be making much money, no one ever failed to say, "Yeah, but the cost of living has to be a lot cheaper than NYC, amIright?" Yes, yes, you are right. However, my current gross income is approximately 28% of my gross income in New York. The good thing is that housing really is cheap here. I am able to live in a small, but comfortable, studio apartment. There are larger one bedroom apartments (with 4 to 5 rooms total) for a comparable price, but with fewer amenities. Below is a link to a comparison calculator to show how much money I would have to make here to compare to my life in New York...and to show the difference in the cost of housing.

Cost of Living Comparison: compare New York, New York to Cincinnati, Ohio

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Lazy Saturday That Feels Like Sunday

Things I Should be Doing:

• Working on my car
  
• Washing dishes
  
• Writing
  
• Working on one of my many other art projects
  
• Cleaning
  
• Organizing
  
• Making dinner

Things I Will be Doing:

• Reading

Things I Miss Most About New York:

• My friends - but I talk to many of them quite frequently, so this is helpful
  
• Not worrying so much about money
  
• Knowing I would, more often than not, walk at least a mile every day just getting to and from the subway
  
• Taekwondo
  
• Having a church
  
• Having time to read on the subway
  
• Delivery