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I live in the boonies and dinner + tip (and drinks) for two can easily be $200. Parking is free here because, ya know, boonies and whatnot.

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That's eating at an expensive place. I paid $60 for two at a local restaurant last week, that's including an appetizer.

At what, Applebees?

The nice Indian place next to me in Seattle is 24 for a curry & 8 for a side.

I live in Seattle and think you are using outlier places to prove an incorrect point. You are also not favoring in alcohol prices.

It is legitimately expensive to go out to places here. I just pay it because I can, but to act otherwise is burying your head in the sand.

Hey no totally I agree, 15/sandwich is so much more than I remember and 12/drink is nuts. With inflation and cost of living here it’s like double what I remember from 2018 ‘burbs. I’m not trying to say it’s necessarily cheap.

But as someone lucky enough to be able to eat out almost every day at a variety of restaurants I have no trouble staying under 35/person without drinks. That place is not an outlier.

And like, fancy cocktails are nice but I don’t think you can say that it’s impossible to go out and do anything without spending $500 like OP claimed.

The nice Indian place you are talking is probably hiring some students/illegal immigrants and paying them peanuts.... They do similar with motels.

And, no food isn't that cheap in the city.

It's not hard to spend $200. But OP suggested that it was the standard going rate and that it's unaffordable to them.

I'm in the bay area and dinner for two is absolutely nowhere close to $200 unless you are going somewhere fancy or ordering many drinks. Looking at my transaction history, it's closer to about $40 per person.

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