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This is just as true of residential real estate as it is of groceries.

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And while costs sometimes dip, they generally end up going up eventually.

According to the data, it costs roughly $125,000 a year to live there.

In a decade, assuming thesame inflation ratesas before, youd need roughly $160,000.

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Assuming the same inflation rates, youd need about $116,000 a year to live comfortably in retirement.

On average, the annual cost of living there is a little over $74,000.

In a decade, that number could rise to about $95,000 a year.

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Heres the current average annual cost of living in some of these locations, based on the GOBankingRates study.

Still, it helps to have a baseline.

Its tricky, but possible.

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However, we can make educated estimates based on current trends.

He used New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles to illustrate this point.

Shirshikov gave a few ways to prepare for a comfortable retirement starting now.

For this study, GOBankingRates assumes a person retires at 65 years old.

All data was collected and is up to date as of February 7, 2024.

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