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How much a single person needs to earn to live alone in the 25 largest U.S. cities

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How much a single person needs to earn to live alone in the 25 largest U.S. cities

You’ll need to earn around $25 per hour to live on your own in the United States’ 25 largest cities.

That’s a median figure: You’ll need more in cities like San Francisco or Boston, and less in San Antonio or Detroit. The money covers a single person’s basic expenses like housing in a studio apartment, food, health care and transportation, based on estimates from the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute’s Living Wage Family Budget calculator.

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