Declaring an implicitly typed variable inside conditional scope and using it outside

Question

In the simplified code below,

if(city == \"New York City\")
{
  var MyObject = from x in MyEFTable
                     where x.CostOfLiving == \"VERY HIGH\         


        

Answer 1

List<MyObject> list = null; 

if(city == "New York City")    
   list = (from x in MyEFTable  where x.CostOfLiving == "VERY HIGH"
                     select x.*).ToList();       
else    
   list = (from x in MyEFTable where x.CostOfLiving == "MODERATE"
                     select x.*).ToList();        

foreach (var item in list)   
     Console.WriteLine("<item's details>");