When you’re comparing places to live, it’s important to remember that your total cost of living can vary widely between two places even though the rent or mortgage you’d pay would be the same in both places.

RentHop digs into spending data in New York City for three key drivers of household expenses - food, transportation and entertainment - to illustrate how even adjacent neighborhoods can have strikingly different costs of living.   Read more at RentHop!

This article is part of series based on Moven’s infographic on housing spend.  Join the conversation on Twitter @getMoven.