[Spooky23]

The market would speak anyway. If people are paid enough to pay $50k/year in rent, no landlord in his right mind will charge less.

Google or whatever doesn’t pay based on housing costs. They pay based on business value.

[bzbarsky]

> Google or whatever doesn’t pay based on housing costs.

A number of companies have pay brackets that vary by location, to reflect cost-of-living differences in different locations. I can't tell you whether Google is one of those companies.