- New York City
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Honolulu
- San Francisco
Why is that?
Forbes.com has the answer.
New York City has fashionable Fifth Avenue, trendy TriBeCa and an oasis in Central Park. To enjoy those perks, residents pay up.
The Big Apple topped a new list of America’s most expensive cities, with a measured cost of living surpassing that of Houston, Boston and Washington, D.C. The culprit? High rent: $4,500 a month on average for a two-bedroom, unfurnished luxury apartment.
Los Angeles comes in second place. Its residents can partly blame a long, expensive commute. The average driver there spends 72 hours a year stuck in traffic delays, and, as of July 21, the cost of a gallon of regular gas was $4.46.