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New York City's sky-high cost of living and high taxes keep a six-figure salary from going as far as it could.
- New York City has some of the country's highest-paying jobs.
- Nearly 30% of New Yorkers make six-figure salaries.
- But a high income doesn't render you impervious to the city's high taxes and infamously high cost of living.
- From tiny, 260-square-foot apartments to above-average-priced milk, here's what living in New York on a $100,000 salary can really look like.