ok - see i live here in NYC - and i have to say that those questions aren't that obvious...(ok, i do feel a little dumb). in any event, it's interesting to know what the avg rent is, and to know that i surprisingly pay less than the average...

yeah, I pay waaaaaay less than average... but that's in Brooklyn

i have a friend who's husband was transfered to NYC about 2 years ago. while they were looking for a house his company put them up in an apartment near times square. it was 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 8oo sq ft; $4,500 a month. oh, and it was decorated from the 70's an explosion of orange and brown. it did have a weight room and a game room, but still, $4,500???

Wow. I'm going to shut my mouth the next time I bitch about paying $900 for a 1 bedroom in this city.

Ok, I'm with ilanac. I'm from NYC and the questions are a bit odd (and I'm sorry but the one about the apt. rent kinda pissed me off just because I keept wondering "What size? One bedroom? Two? Studio? Neighborhood? What?!")

But the thing about NYC and Houston was just scary. I ddin't think it was MORE than TWICE the amount! Geez. Then again, being able to get Thai at 2 in the morning does have perks to NYC. But yeah, its super expensive just surviving here (man, it kills me when I think with what most people pay in rent yearly they could buy big ol' houses with land somewhere else).

But I got nothing but love for my city.

Average rent I got ... but where does Manhattan rank in the country if Queens is fifth?

Oh my. It really puts my rent into perspective. But I don't live in NYC. It's sad, a person here in MS can live off of $32,000 but that's like $90,000 for NYC. Crazy.

Holy...

I love living in this city... hefty expenses and all..
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I live in NYC - pretty pumped my rent is so far below the average but it definitely gets really expensive here. I've had a few days when I just want to go back to Ohio because it can be so difficult and overwhelming. Then I think about how exciting it is to live here and how many fabulous things are just at my fingertips that I realize it's all worth it. Someday I'll move back to Ohio so I can actually save money (and I truly love Ohio) but for now, I wouldn't give up my amazing life here.

I live in NYC/Queens we just purchase a home and the average rent is about what we pay for our mortgage. Sometimes I think living in NYC is really overrated maybe because I'm use to it and I know not to get caught up in the hype. I think when people think of NYC they think Sex in the City. But you can live and have a great time my husband and I do on less than the 123K a year.

K-WEENS???

I live in Houston, and I've been to NYC to visit...and yeah, I totally believe all of these.

I know some people who have parents who work in NYC but live in the Houston metro...they live pretty darn well!

I was interested in moving to NYC but it was too much red tape to get an apartment that it would've been in my father's name and all. I decided to stay put in D.C with my $622 apartment.

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I am jealous of you NYC ladies! I love the city and will be visiting in June. I try to get there once a year. I know it is expensive so I save up for a few months before so I can have a great time in the city. If I wasn't so setteled here I would move in a New York minute!

I live in NYC and though it is expensive - I believe its well worth it. Get 3 roommates if you have to, living in the city is ideal! The diversity is great, there's always something to do. I love it here.

NY is expensive, but that doesn't change my mind about wanting to live there. I am wanting to move to NYC this year. For those that live there, any tips to save money or finding an apartment??

I live in Manhattan...and yeah the real estate prices really stink here.
bengalspice, manhattan is the most expensive urban area.
sunshine23, look at craigslist and try to rent a room or split the apt with friends. don't use a broker with fees.

im rich everyone i have lots of money, whats a recession? i love spending money on my dog poopie i buy her diamond lined clothes arent i wonderful, i love myself ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

That's just crazy...

i surprisingly pay less than the average living in the upper east side
but i do agree that the 2nd and 3rd questions were kind of vague

Living in NYC is my absolute dream. I was planning on moving to Brooklyn this summer but I might wait another year or so. I am just finishing college and I don't have the money or a job to be able to survive.