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[โ€“] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I live in a pretty LCOL area and I feel like 20 dollars an hour is the least you have to make to rent a studio apartment and live on your own. I make about that and barely afford rent on a townhouse with 2 other people. It feels like 20 dollars an hour, nowadays, is somewhat equivalent to 8 dollars an hour, twenty years ago. Its sad, but it doesn't feel like a good wage anymore.

[โ€“] Lesrid@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

In my part of the US $20/hr is enough to rent a one bedroom apartment and subsist on lentils