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jobbies@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• IndigoLarry@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  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.

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  • jade52@lemmy.ca ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yep this is correct. About the same in Toronto.

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    • daychilde@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      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 )

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      • DaGreenGobbo@feddit.uk ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        J’ai pensé que c’était Montréal??

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• nocturne@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  www.zillow.com/manhattan-new-york-ny/…/2_p/

  1 bedroom, from what I saw at a quick glance, $2900-7000 / month.

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  • Septimaeus@infosec.pub ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Accurate. But to soften the blow a bit, two things often left out of the story that are sort of particular to this city:

    1. When you’re surrounded by third spaces and cheap food, studios can be more livable than elsewhere.
    2. Roommate living is way more common here since it’s the only reliable way to score sub-sub-market rent (like well below studio prices) which means a lot more options to choose from than in most cities. Also a useful hack for new arrivals who want a few months to scope out different neighborhoods before settling.

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    • arrow74@lemmy.zip ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Cheap food? Where?

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  • Pucker8736@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    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.

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• SippyCup@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  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.

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• UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  … and pay NYC rent, so good luck with that.

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