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California VS New York-Expensive?

Both California and New york are Expensive-What do you think In California especially the bay area-A NICE Stuido apt would cost 1100-1200$,You can find a deal on craigslist for $750-$800.+ you need a car to get around thats easily atleast $100 a mont-that is if you buy an old car-money down.-So youre spedning MINIMUM-$900 In New York you can find a cheap apartment in queens,brooklyn-studio for $900-$1000.But you dont need a car-you just need a $70 bus pass that will get you unlimited rides on the bus and the subway. So what do you think???. New york is really not that expensive compared to Califronia.But it is expensive from someone moving from say Kansas,Vegas.But people moving from California shouldnt find NYC Expensive-Right? What do you think???

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  1. California has more options than the Bay Area. There are actually areas near LA that are WAAAAAY cheaper than the prices you stated.
  2. They are both expensive so i doesn't matter. Just make sure that you have a good job
  3. I never been to cali,only as far west as Arizona,but new york is ridiculous..I remember I was living in the ghetto in Brooklyn and was payin' $500.00 a month 4 a roach infested studio that I had to share a bathroom and kitchen with the rest of the tenants on my floor!I was there 4 1 month and moved upstate to Albany and got a 1 bedroom w/backyard $600.00 a month.
  4. If you are talking about the entire states (CA vs NY), then the answer is a bit harder to get. In NY, there is a big range of rental rates depending on where in NY. It's true that NYC/Manhattan area is expensive (at least $1000/mo for a very small studio), but if you go upstate to Buffalo, Rochester, or Albany, the rent for a 2 bedroom apartment was as cheap as $500/mo. Granted the public transport in NYC/Manhattan is better than upstate NY, or anywhere in CA. I lived in upstate NY for 3 years, and then in Manhattan for 4 years, so I know these rental prices. I am now in California, and it is the same range of rental rates. In San Francisco, a small studio can go for $1100/mo, but you go a 1 hour north in Vallejo, and you can get a 2 bedroom for $600-800/mo. The Bay Area has BART (train system), but the service is not as all-encompassing as the NYC system. Los Angeles is a bit cheaper than SF or NYC, but it's one of those cities where you either love it or hate it (I love it). You have to drive if you are in LA.
  5. Oh no, NYC is the most expensive place in the United States. You can read up Forbes.com for the ranking. NYC might be overrated for its expensiveness, but it is true.
  6. it's not just the rent that gets expensive in NY. btw, i would check your figures on finding a studio for $900 - $1000 in brooklyn or queens. maybe if you are deep deep in those suburbs and a crappy, not very clean building, yes you can find space that cheap. manhattan, on the other hand is a completely different story. the average price for a studio in a doorman building is approaching $2300 and in a non doorman building still close to $1800. and that's just the cost of living. Food and Drinks in general is also more expensive in NYC as well. not unheard of to pay $9 for a beer and $12 for a cocktail, but there are cheaper places as well.
  7. hi just came back from SF, and i think NY is still expensive just as CA is. u right about transportation, in NYC its easier not to have a car. i think rent wise, depends where u live, and how much u make. but for someone coming from CA shouldnt feel $$$ at all.
  8. Actually I believe that San Francisco has a higher cost of living (higher rents) than NYC... and it's been that way for a while. You should be able to find studios in NYC for 750-800, definitely if you are looking around Queens or Brooklyn. If you are finding things that are 900-1000, that is too much... you can find that in Manhattan. NYC let's you not have a car, which with gas being close to $4 a gallon in california, is a ridiculous expense. I'd definitely say that NY is cheaper!
  9. I don't know where you got your information from, but if you could get an apartment in NYC, regardless if it's Queens or Brooklyn for $900 - $1,000, please let me know, that would be a dream come true. I saw an apartment for rent sign last week in the Bowery, in Manhattan, nothing out of this world, the rent went for $3,168 and up. I couldn't believe it.
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