so 1500 GBP is about 2420 USD 1 bedroom in the good part of SF, USA cost about 2500/month. Sure, there's no council tax and utilities are cheaper. Still, its p

so 1500 GBP is about 2420 USD 1 bedroom in the good part of SF, USA cost about 2500/month. Sure, there's no council tax and utilities are cheaper. Still, its pretty close. I bet Paris ain't so far from that either, and let's not talk about NYC. Basically, all of the large tech cities prices are "batshit insane". The only hope I see, barred 1h30/2H by plane travel time, as the author suggests.. is remote work whenever possible. You can then live 3-4h away from big cities (so you can still get together if needed), and prices are slashed by 10.