In a New York Dollar
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The authors compare the cost of living in New York city not only to the national average, but to "a city with a statistically average cost of living yet some semblance of a cultural life": Minneapolis.
There's some interesting comparisons (read: relevant to me).
Prix fixe dinner at top restaurant
La Belle Vie . . . . . $80 a person
Per Se. . . . . . . . . . $210 a person
Museum admission
Walker Art Center . . . . . . . . . $8
MoMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20
Movie ticket
The Prestige, St. Anthony Main Theater . . $8
The Science of Sleep, BAM . . $10