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Fuck me, I either need to join a better union or move to NYC and become a housekeeper.
100k in NYC is a basic living necessity. Unless you are frugal, anything less and you will be going in the red most months trying to pay all your bills and rent.
Yep this is correct. About the same in Toronto.
Well, what would you expect from being in the capital of Canada?
(I never ever tire of making this stupid little joke because it is a stupid little joke and intend it to express my love for you guys up there <3 )
J'ai pensé que c'était Montréal??
OH no, it's the Fr*nch¹
For you I have a joke:
Q: How do you pick up an old French lady?
A: "Voulez-vous crochet avec moi ce soir?"
:)
¹ I normally hate this joke, but I had to pull it out in this reply just for you…
https://www.zillow.com/manhattan-new-york-ny/apartments-1-bedrooms/2_p/
1 bedroom, from what I saw at a quick glance, $2900-7000 / month.
Edit: I searched "1br apartment nyc" and posted the results here. I did not pick manhattan. I know very little about NYC. I was not trying to pick the most expensive.
Here is Brooklyn, and the first result is $3,400.
The Bronx, first result is $2,600.
Accurate. But to soften the blow a bit, two things often left out of the story that are sort of particular to this city:
Cheap food? Where?
OK admittedly I was thinking of takeout, so nothing i had in mind would be responsible long term lol
My groceries are pretty simple, and I get specific things at specific places because I’ve been here a while, so I’m not sure it’s representative, but the city is building discount grocery stores (East Harlem, HP in the Bronx, and somewhere in Queens and Brooklyn but I haven’t heard where) so longterm grub should be more affordable too
It'll be interesting to see what the city stores end up doing. Currently they are being placed in food deserts, so they shouldn't create much competition unless their price difference is large enough to justify the public transit to get there.
Maybe there will be some price decreases with the nearest private stores, but hard to say.
To be clear, I think these stores are a wonderful program that will really benefit the areas they are opened in. I'm just curious if they will have any broader effects. Hopefully they open even more in the future
Yeah I hope so. Also good question. Not sure how big of an impact it will make on the rest of grocery store pricing. But it’s a good bet tons of people are willing to cross town for the inexpensive groceries if the crowds at the Costco on 117th are any indication lol.
Yeah, Manhattan you're not living in on 100k unless you want to live in a shoebox studio or in Harlem.
That being said there's a lot more to the city than Manhattan, and the other boroughs are a lot more affordable.
I just put in 1 bedroom apartment nyc
The filter you used is only showing Manhattan, not all of NYC, not sure why zillow would've done that, but Manhattan is definitely not all of NYC.
There's more to New York than Manhattan. Queens and Brooklyn are often cheaper.
Brooklyn search
Shit is still too expensive, but there are lucky finds still.
I spend $2500 on a 2 br in Astoria, Queens. I lucked out, and got a good landlord 8 years ago, and he likes us, so he keeps the rent reasonable. He could easy get $3000-3200 for this place.
You picked one of the most expensive parts of NYC there.
As I said in another comment, I searched 1 bedroom apartments nyc. I am not from New York and have only been there a few times.
Cost of living is a big factor here. 100k in NYC is comparable to 50k in the Midwest. Stepping outside in NYC feels like it costs 100 dollars every time you do it.
I feel the opposite, because I just walk places instead of driving. Not having a car is a big savings!
I got my monthly food budget around $100/month for a bit when I was unemployed.
Yeah, no car is huge. Also, while there's obviously very expensive restaurants, there's also a lot of very inexpensive street food options all over the place that other "less expensive cities" don't have. One can get extremely reasonably priced groceries in Chinatown. It's not all bad in NYC.
... and pay NYC rent, so good luck with that.