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Los Angeles @ 375k or Boston @ 275k?

Two adults, no children.
Sick Hospital Karate
  09/28/24
la for sure
Stirring poppy lodge voyeur
  09/28/24
Lmao
bearded obsidian theater
  09/28/24
LA, but i like boston. i actually wouldn't love the weather ...
jade fat ankles
  09/28/24
What if you factor in being able to waive into the Mass. bar...
Sick Hospital Karate
  09/28/24
law can suck my dick
jade fat ankles
  09/28/24
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Cruel-hearted brunch indirect expression
  09/28/24
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beta twinkling public bath kitty cat
  09/29/24
both cities are mediocre, i'd prefer boston but it is not ch...
Bossy national
  09/28/24
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thriller senate ratface
  09/28/24
yea it's probably 5-10% cheaper at most. i think it's simi...
jade fat ankles
  09/28/24
the thing about LA is that it is very big and there is more ...
Bossy national
  09/28/24
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Submissive Curious Sanctuary Rigor
  09/28/24
How does Cambridge compare to Pasadena?
Sick Hospital Karate
  09/28/24
i don't know pasadena cambridge is very nice as a college...
Bossy national
  09/28/24
Nah the Main Line is wayyyy better than Bosttton
Motley institution marketing idea
  09/28/24
1a and 1b
Bossy national
  09/28/24
...
Sick Hospital Karate
  09/28/24
Boston has no COL advantage over LA.
Submissive Curious Sanctuary Rigor
  09/28/24
Boston of course LA is a shithole
Cruel-hearted brunch indirect expression
  09/28/24
easily LA
amethyst spot crotch
  09/28/24
Which neighborhood / suburb?
Sick Hospital Karate
  09/28/24
idk, Boston just fucking sucks
amethyst spot crotch
  09/28/24
Brentwood Manhattan Beach Santa Monica La Cañada ...
Motley institution marketing idea
  09/28/24
Tough to find anything decent (2+br/2ba) in those areas, at ...
Sick Hospital Karate
  09/28/24
You retarded? https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/924-3rd-...
Carnelian Filthy National Security Agency
  09/28/24
lol you are easily duped that place is a legit fucking du...
Cruel-hearted brunch indirect expression
  09/28/24
That's why you go and look at places before you rent them. N...
Carnelian Filthy National Security Agency
  09/28/24
CR this place is a certified piece of shit. Lol at the wi...
vigorous indecent dilemma telephone
  09/29/24
It's a 3-minute walk to the beach. Seems fine when you consi...
Motley institution marketing idea
  09/29/24
Good luck getting your landlord's attention to the roach and...
vigorous indecent dilemma telephone
  09/29/24
Don't know what's going on with this listing but my guess is...
Exhilarant stag film boiling water
  09/28/24
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Sick Hospital Karate
  09/28/24
Boston is really nice. It's the last great American city. ...
mint feces abode
  09/28/24
Lol
Adulterous ladyboy space
  09/28/24
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Cruel-hearted brunch indirect expression
  09/29/24
If you plan on having kids, Boston. If you plan on wasting...
Carnelian Filthy National Security Agency
  09/28/24
...
Sick Hospital Karate
  09/28/24
LA and it's not close for me. Better weather matters a lot,...
Abnormal kitty
  09/28/24
This is a pretty dumb way to look at things. Do you have...
Exhilarant stag film boiling water
  09/28/24
Friends and family in and around both cities. Spouse has one...
Sick Hospital Karate
  09/28/24
Are you having kids? Whose parents would be able to watch th...
Exhilarant stag film boiling water
  09/28/24
No kids
Sick Hospital Karate
  09/28/24
you’ll ‘feel’ poorer if you live in halfwa...
Mind-boggling Seedy Parlour
  09/28/24
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big burgundy area
  09/29/24
I've lived in both, but think I would pick LA. Even with CA'...
fighting nibblets
  09/29/24
thanks for the 1970s take
Cruel-hearted brunch indirect expression
  09/29/24
80s. At least for LA.
fighting nibblets
  09/29/24
...
Marvelous Home
  09/29/24
Today both are nightmarish shitholes
elite plaza corn cake
  09/29/24
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Marvelous Home
  09/29/24
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Sick Hospital Karate
  09/29/24


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Date: September 28th, 2024 2:28 PM
Author: Sick Hospital Karate

Two adults, no children.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140656)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 2:28 PM
Author: Stirring poppy lodge voyeur

la for sure

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140657)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 2:30 PM
Author: bearded obsidian theater

Lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140659)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 2:31 PM
Author: jade fat ankles

LA, but i like boston. i actually wouldn't love the weather in LA. i like cold weather. but otherwise it's 180 except for the traffic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140661)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 2:37 PM
Author: Sick Hospital Karate

What if you factor in being able to waive into the Mass. bar but needing to sit for the one day CA attorney’s exam?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140675)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 2:37 PM
Author: jade fat ankles

law can suck my dick

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140679)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 3:13 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted brunch indirect expression



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Date: September 29th, 2024 12:21 AM
Author: beta twinkling public bath kitty cat



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Date: September 28th, 2024 2:34 PM
Author: Bossy national

both cities are mediocre, i'd prefer boston but it is not cheap. certainly not 25% cheaper than la.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140668)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 2:35 PM
Author: thriller senate ratface



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Date: September 28th, 2024 2:36 PM
Author: jade fat ankles

yea it's probably 5-10% cheaper at most. i think it's similar to DC, which i'd say is about that (if that).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140672)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 3:08 PM
Author: Bossy national

the thing about LA is that it is very big and there is more than enough decent housing stock.

boston is much more limited. you're either overpaying to live in a select few, very small neighborhoods in unremarkable digs, or you are living in the suburbs.

that said, if you'd prefer to live in a nice and accessible suburb, boston might be best for that in the country (though still expensive)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140729)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 3:10 PM
Author: Submissive Curious Sanctuary Rigor



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Date: September 28th, 2024 3:10 PM
Author: Sick Hospital Karate

How does Cambridge compare to Pasadena?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140731)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 8:51 PM
Author: Bossy national

i don't know pasadena

cambridge is very nice as a college town. i would probably live there over boston proper.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48141567)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 3:11 PM
Author: Motley institution marketing idea

Nah the Main Line is wayyyy better than Bosttton

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140733)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 8:50 PM
Author: Bossy national

1a and 1b

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48141563)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 2:51 PM
Author: Sick Hospital Karate



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Date: September 28th, 2024 3:10 PM
Author: Submissive Curious Sanctuary Rigor

Boston has no COL advantage over LA.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140732)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 3:14 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted brunch indirect expression

Boston of course

LA is a shithole

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140740)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 3:15 PM
Author: amethyst spot crotch

easily LA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140743)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 3:17 PM
Author: Sick Hospital Karate

Which neighborhood / suburb?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140745)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 3:24 PM
Author: amethyst spot crotch

idk, Boston just fucking sucks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140758)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 3:29 PM
Author: Motley institution marketing idea

Brentwood

Manhattan Beach

Santa Monica

La Cañada

Silverlake

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140766)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 3:35 PM
Author: Sick Hospital Karate

Tough to find anything decent (2+br/2ba) in those areas, at least on Zillow, for less than 4k. What should my housing budget be?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140782)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 5:00 PM
Author: Carnelian Filthy National Security Agency

You retarded?

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/924-3rd-St-APT-203-Santa-Monica-CA-90403/2096090393_zpid/

Don't know much about LA, but when I'm there I always stay in Santa Monica, and this apartment is basically in the prime area of Santa Monica.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48141032)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 5:18 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted brunch indirect expression

lol you are easily duped

that place is a legit fucking dump with altered/fake pics

no floor plan or sq footage either

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48141083)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 9:24 PM
Author: Carnelian Filthy National Security Agency

That's why you go and look at places before you rent them. Not too complicated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48141667)



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Date: September 29th, 2024 3:44 PM
Author: vigorous indecent dilemma telephone

CR this place is a certified piece of shit.

Lol at the widest angle lens ever made.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48143602)



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Date: September 29th, 2024 3:54 PM
Author: Motley institution marketing idea

It's a 3-minute walk to the beach. Seems fine when you consider that part

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48143640)



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Date: September 29th, 2024 4:05 PM
Author: vigorous indecent dilemma telephone

Good luck getting your landlord's attention to the roach and termite problems while a vagrant stumbles over from 3rd Street and makes a bed of actual shit in your lobby to sleep in.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48143688)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 10:17 PM
Author: Exhilarant stag film boiling water

Don't know what's going on with this listing but my guess is if it was real it'd be $5,000 a month and maybe more.

It's a super nice area though and I think I'd live on $375 in LA quite happily

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48141841)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 4:02 PM
Author: Sick Hospital Karate



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Date: September 28th, 2024 4:44 PM
Author: mint feces abode

Boston is really nice. It's the last great American city.

So you're asking Great American City v. Synagogue of Satan.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140962)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 4:45 PM
Author: Adulterous ladyboy space

Lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48140971)



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Date: September 29th, 2024 1:49 AM
Author: Cruel-hearted brunch indirect expression



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Date: September 28th, 2024 4:59 PM
Author: Carnelian Filthy National Security Agency

If you plan on having kids, Boston.

If you plan on wasting your life and not having kids, LA.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48141017)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 9:53 PM
Author: Sick Hospital Karate



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Date: September 28th, 2024 10:18 PM
Author: Abnormal kitty

LA and it's not close for me. Better weather matters a lot, and I just don't find much to like in Boston like I do with other big USA cities

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48141843)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 10:19 PM
Author: Exhilarant stag film boiling water

This is a pretty dumb way to look at things.

Do you have friends or family in either city? Are you friends or famly on the east or west coast?

It's much more difficult staying connected with people cross country...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48141844)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 10:26 PM
Author: Sick Hospital Karate

Friends and family in and around both cities. Spouse has one very close friend in Boston and a few friends in Los Angeles; I have many friends in Los Angeles and just one in the New England area. Spouse has family near Los Angeles; I have family a few hours from Boston and Los Angeles. We both prefer four distinct seasons. But we might prefer to travel to ski over shoveling our driveway to get to a slope---simplifying it, but you get what I mean.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48141865)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 10:28 PM
Author: Exhilarant stag film boiling water

Are you having kids? Whose parents would be able to watch the kids? That's where you should move.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48141874)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 10:28 PM
Author: Sick Hospital Karate

No kids

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48141876)



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Date: September 28th, 2024 11:26 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Seedy Parlour

you’ll ‘feel’ poorer if you live in halfway decent area of LA on that income. on the other hand, boston is lame.

on the other other hand, since you are weighing these two cities and seem to have zero interest or perspective on them and are stooping to asking XO, you are most likely a salary slave and streaming slob who spends 80% of your free time in front of a screen, so just do whatever is better financially. there are not livable ‘cheap’ areas in wither city so good luck with that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48142012)



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Date: September 29th, 2024 3:51 PM
Author: big burgundy area



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Date: September 29th, 2024 12:41 AM
Author: fighting nibblets

I've lived in both, but think I would pick LA. Even with CA's higher taxes, $275K feels light for Boston vs $375K in LA. Plus, LA is more diverse (I don't mean in the DEI sense - it's just that is some of everything you can imagine there) than Boston. I read a book once called "Bike Riding in Los Angeles." The rider goes around LA reading people's minds and observing their lives. He remarked that LA is like an endless series of small towns because you can only see three miles through the smog. The smog part is not accurate any more, but the endless series of neighborhoods rings true. Plus, it has a dynamism that Boston seems to lack. I found LA easier to fit into as an outsider. Even today Boston seems more parochial.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48142168)



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Date: September 29th, 2024 1:50 AM
Author: Cruel-hearted brunch indirect expression

thanks for the 1970s take

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48142239)



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Date: September 29th, 2024 10:00 AM
Author: fighting nibblets

80s. At least for LA.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48142640)



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Date: September 29th, 2024 10:06 AM
Author: Marvelous Home



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Date: September 29th, 2024 10:04 AM
Author: elite plaza corn cake

Today both are nightmarish shitholes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5602771&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48142648)



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Date: September 29th, 2024 10:06 AM
Author: Marvelous Home



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Date: September 29th, 2024 3:40 PM
Author: Sick Hospital Karate



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