I could not tell you - I'm a southern boy - born and bread. I did go to NY once on business... worked on Long Island and drove into Manhattan a couple of times to look around. All I can say is it's a neat (not nice) place to visit, but I would not want to live there.

>>You may want to try something like this as well...
>>http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html
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>>From Virginia Beach to NYC (Manhattan), there is an extreme difference. But that would be expected. If you are going somewhere else in NY, it might be better.
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>Looking at the many salary calculators, it makes me wonder why are Yonkers, New Rochelle and Mount Vernon so much cheaper than, say, White Plains - even though they are closer to Manhattan.