My wife and I went to a wedding in Cambridge MA (near MIT).
Parking was 50 bucks for twenty four hours (since we stayed overnight).
I had not visited any city in years (since I retired) so it was quite an eye opener.
The good news—none of my other young relatives live in cities.
:-)
I went to a conference at a hotel in uptown Dallas. On site parking was $45 a night. Company paid, but I still flinched.