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10 Cities Where It Costs a Fortune To Park Your Car



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City living has its perks in the form of easy access to great museums, dining and entertainment. It also has the downsides of expensive rents and a high cost of living. You could forgo a car and use the local transit system, but if the system doesn’t meet your needs, or you travel outside the city regularly, you’ll need your car – and a place to park it.
Here are the ten cities where it costs a fortune to park your car, along with related metrics, according to FINN.Â
New York, New York
- Monthly Parking: $444
- Parking Availability: n/a
- EV Charging Parks: n/a
- *Cost of Living Plus Rent Index: 100
San Francisco, California
- Monthly Parking: $300
- Parking Availability: 6.49/10
- EV Charging Parks: n/a
- Cost of Living Plus Rent Index: 85
Seattle, Washington
- Monthly Parking: $250
- Parking Availability: 7.61/10
- EV Charging Parks: 1
- Cost of Living Plus Rent Index: 70
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Monthly Parking: $250
- Parking Availability: n/a
- EV Charging Parks: n/a
- Cost of Living Plus Rent Index: 59
Washington, DC
- Monthly Parking: $225
- Parking Availability: 7.88/10
- EV Charging Parks: 3
- Cost of Living Plus Rent Index: 75
San Diego, California
- Monthly Parking: $200
- Parking Availability: n/a
- EV Charging Parks: n/a
- Cost of Living Plus Rent Index: 76
Cleveland, Ohio
- Monthly Parking: $179
- Parking Availability: 1.81/10
- EV Charging Parks: n/a
- Cost of Living Plus Rent Index: 53
Boston Massachusetts
- Monthly Parking: $150
- Parking Availability: n/a
- EV Charging Parks: n/a
- Cost of Living Plus Rent Index: 79
Miami, Florida
- Monthly Parking: $150
- Parking Availability: n/a
- EV Charging Parks: 1
- Cost of Living Plus Rent Index: 74
Chicago, Illinois
- Monthly Parking: $143
- Parking Availability: 8.26/10
- EV Charging Parks: 7
- Cost of Living Plus Rent Index: 70
The cost of living vs the New York, NY cost of living, according to NUMBEO.
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