Having lived in NYC for the past 8 years, I kind of accept what the cost is to live here.
If you get a 1BR for $2800 you think you've kind some kind of "deal". Queens & Brooklyn both offer larger spaces then let's say the east village but the rent is still around $3000 for a 500 sq ft box space.
No other city on the planet is like NYC. It has so much to offer and the convenience of getting whatever you want, whenever you want it. My first experience with this was a friend of mine lived downtown (I'm from upstate) & I stayed with her. She was able to get sushi, cigarettes and a bottle of Jack Daniels delivered to her door at 2am, and it took about 15 minutes to get there.
Yup the good ol' days, I wonder then how we afforded to go out and do what we did and so frequently, but the reason is rents, food and everything else have gone up in price, and wages are the same. Stocks are plummeting and nearly every friend of mine who started a family left.
At night to fall asleep, I go on Zillow and look at houses. Do it! Go on there. Type in any city in the USA you might consider your close second and see what they charge for rentals and sales.
With NYC at $3000/month as the average rent, here's what that gets you in other cities.
Some of these had me gasping!
Las Vegas, NV- $3000/month
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7520-Tara-Ave-Las-Vegas-NV-89117/7117913_zpid/
Las Vegas, NV- $1600/month
Los Angeles, CA-$2695
St. Petersburg, FL- $2400/month
Houston, Tx - $3200/month
Nashville TN - $2795/month
Southhampton, NY- $3000/month
East Village NYC- $2895/month
Thinking of buying....here are some Castles that are less expensive then an NYC apartment!
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