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Is this really true? I used to live in Berkeley (for college) and my rent was $600. I lived with 4 other people, but it was very livable and comfortable overall
by gnulinux 8y ago
Is this really true? I used to live in Berkeley (for college) and my rent was $600. I lived with 4 other people, but it was very livable and comfortable overall, for college at least. This is only a few months ago. I'm not saying housing prices aren't batshit crazy in the Bay Area but it doesn't seem likely to be able to live in Manhattan and fly SF everyday cheaper. I currently live in Boston with a relatively more comfortable housing situation and my rent is $950. I would imagine similar rooms in Berkeley like this would be ~$1200 or something.
- madcaptenor 8y agoThis actually does pencil out for living in Barcelona and working in London: - here's the back-of-the-envelope calculation some guy did as a joke: https://bestburgerinnorthwestlondon.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/cheaper-to-rent-in-barcelona-and-commute-to-london/ https://bestburgerinnorthwestlondon.wordpress.com/2013/10/24... - and then he actually starting doing it (although only once a week or so, working from Barcelona the rest of the time): https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/11/commuting-from-barcelona-a-london-worker-who-makes-it-pay https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/aug/11/commuting-fro... But that's a much shorter flight. It wouldn't surprise me if it worked for, say, Las Vegas to San Francisco.
- gnulinux 8y agoI think it might work from cheaper big cities in the West Coast e.g. Portland to SF.