$88,615: What a Four-Person Family Needs to 'Get By' in NoVa, Study Says

Not a surprise to residents: The cost of living in Northern Virginia is 40 percent higher than the national median, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
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Everyone knows that the DC area's cost of living is high, but how high?

Apparently if you're a family of four living in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., a new study says you need at least $88,615 to "attain a secure yet modest living standard by estimating community-specific costs of housing, food, child care, transportation, health care, other necessities, and taxes," according to a new study out by the Economic Policy Institute.

The cost of living in the D.C.-area is around $25,000 -- or 40 percent -- higher than the national median of $63,000.

The budget calculator looked at costs for housing, food, transportation and more.

The average home price for the Northern Virginia area, in March, was $531,950, which was up 10.57 percent since the same period last year, according to Virginia Business.

The average rental price in 2012 of all types of residential property rose 2.4 percent to $2,103 per month in the first quarter of the year, according to from the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR).

Want to see how living in the DC area stacks up against other cities across the United States? Use CNN's Cost of Living Calculator to see how far your budget would go elsewhere compared to Northern Virginia.

What do you think? Does $88,615 sound too low, too high or just about right for a family of four in this area?

It's getting by without saving for college, retirement, or having any previous debt including student loans. And pray to your family doesn't have any medical needs (ie special needs kids, hospital stays etc.).

Also consider this family would need a savings to put down on a home otherwise this family will be renting and likely an apartment.

"The cost of living in Northern Virginia is 40 percent higher than the national median"

Good. Keeps the riffraff out.

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> You must be the kind of guy who likes to smell his
> own shit, you insecure, tiny dicked asshole. I can
> just picture you now - short, fat, hairy, thinks
> he knows everything. People like you are what's
> wrong with society. Do everyone a favor, and kill
> yourself now, you pathetic piece of shit. What a
> waste of space and air. Your wife can't stand
> you, your kids hate you. You lie to yourself to
> make yourself feel good. Just plain pathetic. No
> one likes you.
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