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NYC 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.wallstreetoa
by cellis 14y ago
NYC 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.