India, Feb. 10 -- Several major US cities are seeing living costs rise faster than others, with New York City and multiple West Coast metros emerging as hotspots of growing affordability pressure, according to a new analysis shared with Newsweek.

The findings come from a study conducted by Plasma, a company that develops stablecoin products and financial infrastructure, which examined how rising expenses are reshaping affordability across the country's largest urban areas.

Plasma analyzed the 30 most populous US cities using a weighted system that combined inflation data with housing costs, average monthly living expenses, and local salary levels. The review included rent prices, groceries, utilities, transportation, childcare, clothing...