Cost of Living and Status

Cost of Living is a monthly offset to a character's Actual Monthly Pay.

Per B516's Cost of Living and Status, Status can drop if the COL for it is not paid.

Status	Examples	Cost of Living	Modern examples
8	Emperor	$600,000,000	An estate the size of a small country, multiple palatial mansions, an entire private airline, a yacht the size of an ocean liner, and an army of guards.
	God-king
	Overlord
7	King	$60,000,000	A palatial mansion, multiple rural estates or retreats, a private jumbo jet, a large yacht, a fleet of vehicles, and an entire agency of security guards.
	Pope
	President
6	Royal family	$6,000,000	A huge mansion on an estate, a couple of more modest residences, a private jet, a yacht, a fleet of vehicles, and hundreds of functionaries (including a platoon of bodyguards).
	Governor
5	Great noble	$600,000	A large mansion on an estate, one or two smaller townhouses, an executive jet, a yacht, a small fleet of cars, and dozens of functionaries (often including a team of bodyguards).
	Multinational corporate boss
4	Lesser noble	$60,000	A mid-sized mansion, several other properties, a yacht or private light aircraft, a limousine, a few luxury cars, and many servants (often including at least one bodyguard).
	Congressional representative
	Who’s Who
3	Landed knight	$12,000	A small mansion, a few other properties, a small yacht, a number of luxury cars or other vehicles, and a handful of servants.
	Guild master
	Big city mayor
2	Landless knight	$3,000	A large house with grounds, one or two other properties, a couple of expensive cars, a few other vehicles, and a housekeeper.
	Mayor
	Business leader
1	Squire	$1,200	A comfortable house or condominium, a nice new car or a couple of older ones, and perhaps a boat or other recreational vehicle.
	Merchant
	Priest
	Doctor
	Councilor
0	Freeman	$600	A house (heavily mortgaged) or large apartment, and a car.
	Apprentice
	Ordinary citizen
-1	Bondsman	$300	A small or shared apartment, or a decaying or derelict house in a bad neighborhood, and possibly a used (or stolen!) car.
	Poor citizen
-2	Serf	$100	A room in a flophouse or shelter . . . or a patch of sidewalk.
	Street person

Notes

• Free Status from Rank does not require higher upkeep, pay only for base
• Although characters may opt to pay higher/lower than status dictates, it can't be less than the Status 2 minimum of $100/month
• Since Cost of Living includes the assumption of buying food, it should be possible for someone with Doesn't Eat or Drink to reduce that cost.
• Since Cost of Living include the assumption of gradually replacing worn clothing, a character who doesn't wear clothes should be able to reduce the cost