{"id":2268,"date":"2019-01-05T02:53:22","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T02:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2024-05-30T19:28:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T19:28:56","slug":"cost-of-living","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/cost-of-living\/","title":{"rendered":"Budgeting Tips for Travel Nurses: Understanding Cost of Living"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/cost-of-living\/#Cost_of_Living\" title=\"Cost of Living\">Cost of Living<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/cost-of-living\/#The_12_Highest_Paying_Travel_Nursing_Cities_and_Their_Respective_Costs_of_Living_Are\" title=\"The 12 Highest Paying Travel Nursing Cities and Their Respective Costs of Living Are:\">The 12 Highest Paying Travel Nursing Cities and Their Respective Costs of Living Are:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cost_of_Living\"><\/span><b>Cost of Living<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The cost of living can affect the money you make in a positive or negative way. Previously, we wrote about <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/highest-paying-travel-nursing-cities\/\">The 12 Highest Paying Travel Nursing Cities<\/a>, <\/b>but we explicitly mentioned that it is important to do all of your research to get the best end of the deal:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">We want you to remember one thing when you set out on the journey to find the highest paying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/highest-paying-travel-nursing-cities-2\/\">travel nursing cities<\/a>: you have to calculate your individual profit of that particular pay after you subtract the cost of living. We could all make a million dollars a day, but if one person spends half of that on living costs and another person spends all of it I think we all know who ends up richer. Sure, a very exaggerated example, but you get the point. It won\u2019t matter how much you make if you want luxurious living.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">So, we want you to have all of the information possible, which of course would include the cost of living in the cities where you can be paid the most as a traveler. The averages for the cost of living for the following 12 highest paying travel nursing cities (calculated using the fully detailed pay packages on our website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\"><span class=\"s1\">Wanderly<\/span><\/a>). You can now contemplate which fully detailed pay packages you like and you can even sort by pay to find the highest paying assignment in each city!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_12_Highest_Paying_Travel_Nursing_Cities_and_Their_Respective_Costs_of_Living_Are\"><\/span><strong>The 12 Highest Paying Travel Nursing Cities and Their Respective Costs of Living Are:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Los Angeles, CA<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $2,977\/week<br \/>\nCost of Living: $1,678\/week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><strong>San Francisco, CA<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $2,843\/week<br \/>\nCost of Living: $2,170\/week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><strong>San Jose, CA<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $2,817\/week<br \/>\nCost of Living: $1,912\/week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><strong>Stockton, CA<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $2,467\/week<br \/>\nCost of Living: $1,838\/week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><strong>San Bernardino, CA\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment:$2,445\/week<br \/>\nCost of Living: $1,678\/week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><strong>Washington DC<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $2,408\/week<br \/>\nCost of Living: $1,746\/week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><strong>New York, NY<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $2,381\/week<br \/>\nCost of Living: $1,916\/week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><strong>Boston, MA<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $2,298\/week<br \/>\nCost of Living: $1,710\/week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><strong>Anchorage, AK<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $2,125\/week<br \/>\nCost of Living: $1,531\/week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><strong>Milwaukee, WI<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $2,018\/week<br \/>\nCost of Living: $1,478\/week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><strong>Chicago, IL<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $2,013\/week<br \/>\nCost of Living: $1,838\/week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li4\"><strong>Dallas, TX<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $1,913\/week<br \/>\nCost of Living: $1,398\/week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more tips and best practices regarding cost of living and finances, feel free to check out some of our other blogs below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/5-ways-make-extra-money-travel-nurse-assignment\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Copy-of-Blog-Title-\u2013-Untitled-Design-1-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Copy-of-Blog-Title-\u2013-Untitled-Design-1-300x169.png 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Copy-of-Blog-Title-\u2013-Untitled-Design-3-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Copy-of-Blog-Title-\u2013-Untitled-Design-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Copy-of-Blog-Title-\u2013-Untitled-Design-3.png 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/travel-nurse-pay\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Copy-of-Blog-Title-\u2013-Untitled-Design-4-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderly.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Copy-of-Blog-Title-\u2013-Untitled-Design-4-300x169.png 300w, 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