[quote=spdrun]AN: You’re ass-u-ming that the average residence for a family with 2 kids is the same in both cities, and thus are attempting to compare apples to apples. Again: floor space and number of thrones isn’t the be-all-and-end-all of housing quality. A castle in a burbclave and two foreign cars seems to be the San Diego dream, but it’s not everyone’s dream.
Oh, and my cousins grew up in Vienna (the one in Austria). Small 3/1.5 apartment, and they both turned out fine – one works for the UN, the other is a teacher in Japan.[/quote]
I’m not assuming anything. Everyone have their priorities and what they want most for their money. I will never say my priority is right for you. Just don’t expect me to agree that your priority is right for me either. But, it’s true everywhere is that, the more money you have for housing, the bigger the space you want. Even in NYC, the rich’s apartment is much larger than the poor. You never going to find anyone that would say, although I can afford a 5/5 apartment in NYC, my living standard would be better in a 3/1 in NYC.
