"Comfortable Living: Income Requirements in Major U.S. Cities"
TL;DR
A study by SmartAsset revealed that a single adult in Atlanta needs to make an hourly wage of $51.66 or an annual salary of $107,452.80 to live comfortably, ranking the city towards the bottom of U.S. cities. The study analyzed the salary needed for a cozy lifestyle in 99 different metropolitan areas based on the 50/30/20 budget rule. Additionally, it highlighted the top 5 cities with the lowest and highest salaries needed to live comfortably, with Houston, Texas, requiring the lowest and New York City, New York, requiring the highest.
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