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> You can increase supply but that still leads to more costs, you're just shifting them from housing to transport/shared services/groceries/etc. I'm not totall
by ng12 6y ago
> You can increase supply but that still leads to more costs, you're just shifting them from housing to transport/shared services/groceries/etc.
I'm not totally convinced. If you can afford rent in NYC everything else is actually pretty affordable. An unlimited metro card is much cheaper than owning a car (plus insurance, gas, maintenance). Cheap food is widely available and there's a plethora of services available that don't exist in rural areas.
- vorpalhex 6y agohttps://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/dallas-tx/new-york-ny/70000 https://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/dallas-tx/new-york... Food is 17% more expensive. It's harder to get delivery trucks through, more trucks have to get to the city, fuel is more expensive, etc. Sure a metro card is cheaper in terms of direct cost but you've sacrificed commute time and time really is money. If it takes you an extra 30 minutes to commute home via metro, that's less time to be with your kids or prepare (cheap) food.