New York City is the place where “if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere” as the famous saying goes. That said, “making it” in 2025 looks a lot different than it did in the past, as New York City increasingly is more expensive to live in with each passing year.
Not counting medical costs or entertainment, there is still a high cost to housing, food, transportation, and other basic living budget items, so the “it” you need to be “making” is a certain amount of money in order to ensure you have a quality of life that fits NYC.
