Toronto Trending. Amazing Fact Generator. IOWHOA! Forget Beverly Hills or Manhattan. If you really want to live the high life, try … Des Moines, Iowa? Based on the buying power of its residents, the Corn Belt capital was recently named the richest metropolitan area in the country by U.S. News and World Report. For the same annual salary that would have you living like a pauper in pricey Manhattan, in Des Moines you can enjoy a veritable life of luxury.
The study used a cost of living index that takes into account prices of such basic goods and services as housing, food and even the cost of a movie ticket. By the report’s metric, the median household income in the New York metropolitan area, $62,887 per year, is the equivalent of a “real income” of only $35,370. In Des Moines, the median salary of $56,576 stretches to $62,446 because of the city’s favorable cost of living index. Add high-quality housing stock and a booming job market and it’s easy to understand how one might find an unlikely oasis of good living there. But in Des Moines? Lawyer Salaries in london,ontario - Wowjobs.ca.