I want to start off by saying that I am a recent college grad and our expectations of living conditions might be slightly different, but Ill add what I can. Bu

I want to start off by saying that I am a recent college grad and our expectations of living conditions might be slightly different, but Ill add what I can. But I am a native New Jersyian so I have some idea of what I'm talking about :) 3. This is definitely not the case, especially if you have no family to support. Most of my friends who have started work in NYC earn anywhere from 75-100k and they live comfortably in Brooklyn. They probably will not accruing much savings, but making 130-150k living in Brooklyn is very, very affordable. 4. You will not pay 2k a month in rent. If you live in Brooklyn it will be max 1500 and in NJ it will probably be closer to 1k. You would only be paying ~2k if you want to live in Manhattan itself. 40% is probably about right for taxes maybe a little high. That's all I can really add for now, but hope that help! And if you have any follow up questions feel free to comment below