Seconded. I live quite comfortably here on a salary similar to OP's, but I need to live with two roommates and ditch the car to make it happen. For me, that's no big deal (in fact, I prefer to live with others and had been wanting to ditch the car for a while before moving here). However, I certainly understand that those choices aren't for everyone, and someone who feels they need to live alone and with a car would have a really rough time getting by here on $50k.