> they don't make a lot of sense for Google-level salaries.
Yes. This was my point.
> you shouldn't adjust for CoL any parts of your salary that will be spent on trips/vacations, or on nationally priced consumer goods.
Indeed, the real comparison of salaries should take into account what you plan to do with the income above the CoL. To the above I would also add that the interest on the rest of your cash stash (you don't plan to spend all of it on LCDs and trips?) is pretty much independent of where you live.
Yes. This was my point.
> you shouldn't adjust for CoL any parts of your salary that will be spent on trips/vacations, or on nationally priced consumer goods.
Indeed, the real comparison of salaries should take into account what you plan to do with the income above the CoL. To the above I would also add that the interest on the rest of your cash stash (you don't plan to spend all of it on LCDs and trips?) is pretty much independent of where you live.