I did ignore children, fairly deliberately. If you do have kids, then hopefully there are two parents, both with income (yes, I know this isn't always the case).
Four people (two parents and two kids) will live much cheaper together than four people living on their own. Kids are expensive. I get that. That changes the equation quite a bit. I'm not particularly equipped to do that math since I don't have kids and don't know what they tend to "cost".
I did ignore children, fairly deliberately. If you do have kids, then hopefully there are two parents, both with income (yes, I know this isn't always the case).
Four people (two parents and two kids) will live much cheaper together than four people living on their own. Kids are expensive. I get that. That changes the equation quite a bit. I'm not particularly equipped to do that math since I don't have kids and don't know what they tend to "cost".