I think that's pretty accurate, a premier European city felt about on-par with a 3rd tier Rustbelt city, just with better baseline food at 3x the cost and window dressed with ornate (old) architecture.

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>  on par with some of the poorer US states

I think that's pretty accurate, a premier European city felt about on-par with a 3rd tier Rustbelt city, just with better baseline food at 3x the cost and window dressed with ornate (old) architecture.