The Real Cost of Living in New York City: A Disappointing Reality.

The Cut asked young New Yorkers about their dream futures and calculated exactly how much each would cost. They spoke to nine people, each reasonably en route to the upper-middle- (and, in two instances, just plain upper-) class life they picture in their heads. The purpose of presenting these receipts isn’t to shock or horrify, but to help younger New Yorkers wrestling with questions like, What would my family income have to be to support my vision of tomorrow?