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Honestly not that hard, especially if you live in a shared apartment. Plus if you look at his benefits, it looks like they cover some living, food, internet, an
by colmvp 14y ago
Honestly not that hard, especially if you live in a shared apartment. Plus if you look at his benefits, it looks like they cover some living, food, internet, and gym expenses. I grew up with friends who lived in NYC earning less than 35k a year with no such benefits. Now THAT was tough.
- cellis 14y agoNYC may have been high then, but it isn't near SF now. http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/nyc-cost-of-living-is-bad-try-living-in-sf http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/nyc-cost-of-living-is-...
- jwoah12 14y agoEverything I've seen has shown NYC is still slightly higher than SF. Do you have any sources other than this one guy's personal experience?
- colmvp 14y agoEven so, she is getting rent subsidy which rounds out to be $1,000 per month ($12,000 for the year). With that in mind, it's not hard to find a shared apartment for less than $2000 in SF/Oakland/Peninsula. Now if she wants her own 2BR or 1BR, sure she'll have to shell out more.
- usaar333 14y agoThat guys' definition of acceptable area must be 3 blocks. I just hunted for a one bedroom place last month and was finding wonderful places for ~$2,200 to $2,300; that's the equivalent of a 2 bedroom just under $3,00. There is no way that San Francisco has higher rent than Manhattan: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/08/rent-manhattan-may-2012_n_1580945.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/08/rent-manhattan-may-... Those numbers blow away San Francisco.