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> nyc is also helped once you realize you can get by with zero cars. Your transport cost is $112/mo for an unlimited metro card plus perhaps $100/mo for the odd
by xienze 12y ago
> nyc is also helped once you realize you can get by with zero cars. Your transport cost is $112/mo for an unlimited metro card plus perhaps $100/mo for the odd cab. That replaces car payment, insurance, parking, gas, and repairs -- easily $400+/mo.
Now consider the rent differential between NYC and any other "cars required" city in the US. There goes your $400 and then some...
- x0x0 12y agoUm, duh? parent of my comment's thesis: NYC is needlessly expensive but not by as much as you think. me: mentions supporting fact nyc costs are comparatively helped by not needing a car! No one claimed nyc is cheaper, merely that just looking at rent doesn't accurately account for the real price differences. Note also that is a $200-$300 cost savings per person, so double it for a couple. And there is a QOL improvement: taking the train and either reading a book or merely being half-zoned out and sipping coffee is much better than driving.