New York's Most Expensive Cities

New York (Manhattan)
Can of coffee: $6.14

Average rent: $3,783

Price of a home: $1.36 million

T-bone steak: $12.78

Trip to the beauty parlor: $68

Dozen eggs: $2.89

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I Love New York City because we have the most iconic skyline

Because we have the most iconic skyline Because we have the most iconic skyline New York may not be the birthplace of the skyscraper—Chicago holds that distinction—or even home to the world’s craziest super tall buildings. No matter: When people talk about skylines, we bet that midtown Manhattan—home to the cloud-piercing spires of the Empire State and Chrysler Buildings—is what they’re imagining. Other noteworthy structures, including the Woolworth Building and the Twin Towers (whose absence is being filled by the rising One World Trade Center), helped cement Manhattan’s skyscraper supremacy throughout the 20th century. And not only do we have an entire institution—the Skyscraper Museum—devoted to tall towers, but Gotham is also the birthplace of the word skyscraper. Take that, Chicago.