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Sushinomics Show How the Cost of Living Keeps Rising for Millennials
Prices for the middle-class meal are a gauge of an area’s socioeconomic makeup
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a millennial in possession of a decent salary, must be in want of an affordable piece of sushi. That, however, is increasingly hard to come by.
Bloomberg’s Sushinomics Cost-of-Living Index has tracked the price of the standard spicy tuna and California rolls in major metropolitan areas over five years, including the 2012 and this year's election cycle. The biggest price surges were in Seattle, Portland and Washington, D.C.– destinations of choice for young graduates and professionals.