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EmotionallyTransparent
Scary true.
SemperFiZero
Can't be worse than Vancouver.
Mayyybe
This is true ....
bad52292
With that level of literacy I'm not surprised you can't afford rent. I'll state this simply for you: move somewhere you can afford to live.
idonthaveagoodnameinmind
move away...the reason its so much is the fact its desirable, if you cant afford it move
ManFeelings
Cue “fuck you, have you ever seen the rent prices in ‘insert city here’???” We’re all broke af no need for oneupmanship
tooomanystevesgotbanned
True in many countries.
AUselessreptile
Been eyeing a 88k recent remodel 1400 sqft ranch house here in Raleigh. Y'all know how much 500k buys in the south? Alot
cheesypoofs
Yeah, 2 bed apartment in a bad neighborhood that smells like someone covered up a murder with roach in tub = 1800 a month. I actually saw it
parkway
1800 in the midwest would get you a really really nice luxury place, doorman and all in the lobby :P
PantaloonPrincess
And stuck in apartments and jobs that they hate.
GunneryChef
What's sad is that as high as CA's rent is, it is like that all over.
parkway
Uh...What? No one's living in 2.5k shoeboxes here in MN, unless its a ritzy spot downtown. Even then,go 2 blocks over, regular prices again.
GunneryChef
I meant it more as a cost of living vs income ratio, it crap all over now.
NewPhoneWhoDissss
Anaheim, CA 2 bedroom 2600 haha
shutupalexx
Yesterday I saw a house that is 865 sq ft 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom. 500,000.
NewPhoneWhoDissss
Sounds about right haha
needpersonalspace
Obligatory “I’m in NYC you should try rent over here” comment
ScottishPower
Same as in London. I know couples who have split but can't afford to move out. Luckily I'm alone
BetaZed1
Now I’m sad.
AmandaCross9
“Progressive”
WanPannnnnnnnnnnnch
p1kkuMyy
Is it possible that California rent is what got some of them into those relationships to begin with? Anyway, sad.
Orangepeelnation
You can stay in a tent in someone's backyard in San Francisco for $1800/mo. Hose bib included!
mywifeisimaginary
Damn.. I pay $650 for a 1600 sq ft 3 bed room house, a garage and a nice size yard for my dog.
pissant
Socal resident here, I pay $1600 for a 600sf house. And that’s on the less expensive side.
mywifeisimaginary
Northern ohio. Not Cleveland or toledo. Right in between.
wilscat
They should just go to prison, I heard they have dogs
justvenomcake
As a Midwesterner that sucks.
dm80x86
As a Midwestern I pay $290 mortgage w/2 acres and still have shorter commute times.
CorgiDewitt
My husband and I have a 1,600 sq/ft home and lake front property and we only pay $700/month.That includes all utilities.I love small towns!
dm80x86
Visited fam out in LA. Took us 3hrs to get to the zoo, I can half way accros Nebraska in that time.
HisBabes
Just left South Bay CA... if I had Bill Gates type money I’d flood the market with affordable housing/apartment. Miles & miles of-
HisBabes
undeveloped land there doing nothing because it’s an ‘investment’ or whatever.
tcgl
I'm 'bout ready to leave North bay. After the fires...ppl paying $1600 to rent CAMPING spots to live in. Nuts to that. I'm going to WA.
HisBabes
OMG those fires were devastating. We were choking on smoke down south of SJ. I’m sure many can’t afford to rebuild. Costs higher than-
HisBabes
insured for. Don’t blame you.. we went southeast.
tcgl
I got lucky - my house is fine, but we were thinking of leaving anyway and the fires just sort of clinched it. It's depressing here now.
Magnivore
I don't understand.
Maitrify
Neither did I. I just assume stupid people with a poor grasp of English and move on
ToastedVanilla
Rent is high so can't afford to split up.
Magnivore
Ah, that makes sense. Thank you.
M98E
People will live with a s/o that they really should break up with (or have broken up with) because neither can afford rent on their own.
HisBabes
It’s called Hallway Sex. Pass each other in the hallway & say Fuck You on the way by.
ameriki
My wife calls that oral sex.
poorwhitetrash
Ever try being rich? It’s not that hard. Just have lots of money. You silly millennials!
nihilisticprick
username checks out.
MonkeyFist29
Why didn’t anybody ever tell me this? That would have completely changed my life!
rudejohn
"relationships that's been over" is awful. It should be "relationships that have" or "relationships that've".
dijital101
Or this isn't a peer reviewed journal regulated by MLA so conversational, dialectic writing is a perfectly acceptable means of communication
rudejohn
Conversational writing w/incorrect grammar is still not acceptable. We shouldn't encourage people without a fifth grader's grasp of English.
The701
I guess even good grammar is too expensive in big cities.
BetaZed1
I didn’t make it. But I should of.
suicideclintonbullets
1 bedroom box with running water bottle, extension cord, and a dirt path bike way 350,000.
Snowman0HK
This is why half of them are moving to Oregon.
cancerriddenlung
A month
echo852
Is that all? Vancouver's average for a 1 br condo is about $650k. https://www.zolo.ca/vancouver-real-estate/trends
sharkbark
I’m a realtor in Orange County ca, this stuff drives me crazy. Average price for a house is mid 700,000 and most condos are over 500,000
JexLane
as someone house hunting there now: *sob*
SkeuomorphicallyInclined
A coworker of mine is listing a $400k TEARDOWN in Oakland. Hey phone is ringing off the hook.
ArkenX
Best I can do is $350k
strapontin
At some point, the value is on the land, not whatever's on it.
SkeuomorphicallyInclined
In this case it's the land minus the cost of removing the existing structure.
EvilT0aster
Live in Bavaria, isn't cheap here either, but not that absurd .. i would like to invite you to us, we have good beer and good jobs :D
CandyDickDaddyWithTheSugarBalls
I wanna come!
powwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
I wonder how hard it is for an american to come there and get a job.
EvilT0aster
Well, the only problem i would guess is the language
alicefreak47
Wow, didn't think I would ever hear that phrase again.
TheBestRussian
Hahaha running water bottle
ks360
Until you pointed that out I had missed it.
Uwillshowme
Try London.
Brocktooon
You want to compare that dinky town to our entire state?
ElBakko
Hong Kong - a bathroom so small, that you basically just have a toilet with a showerhead above + a tiny minisink ringht next to it is common
ElBakko
and you absolutely need sliding doors, because normal opening doors would take away way to much space
invidregent99
London? You mean where I can pay the same money for my LA apartment and am far less likely to get shot? I'll take it!
HelloMax
Or Seattle..
Beelsebooob
Yeh, no - SanFrancisco rent is higher than almost all of London - it's at a similar level to Mayfair just now. Only Soho is really more.
IUpvoteBoxes
Median house price in CA is 300k. MEDIAN
SirFluffyMuffinBoots
It’s 254K in NH and all we have are trees, mountains, and huge ass lakes. And moose who destroy your car if you hit them
hellomynameispissoff
People are talking about places in CA people actually live. CA is a huge state.
teardropivyyearofthetiger
The median in a place in Canada called Calgary with a foot of snow is $450k median. Ask me about a grocery bill...
TossacointoyourWitcherOvalleyofplenty
Yeah man, tiny flat on grotty terraced street with awful neighbours throwing their shit in our garden all the time - £1600pcm.
unnecessaryexplosions7
That sounds similar to NYC except I'm guessing the flat isn't a studio
lockedblue
I feel you. Fuck this city.
TossacointoyourWitcherOvalleyofplenty
It’s claustrophobia-inducing, amarite?
ILostIt
This sentence is the most British sounding thing I’ve read in a long time
Beelsebooob
You know how much an average 1 bed in San Francisco is? $3800pcm.
BatataDulce
There is nothing in SF that costs this much anymore except a room in a shared flat
DickDastardly404
Its no joke how shit it is for a young professional trying to live in london. 1 bed flat in chav block 5009? 950pm not including bills.
Beelsebooob
Yeh, you know how much a 1 bed flat in SanFrancisco is? The average is $3800 a month.
wadatahmydamie
Sometimes, I tell people “the Tenderloin” is named after their reasonably-priced high-end steakhouses, then encourage them to walk there.
LavaAxe
Walked through it despite warnings online. I've never feared for my life in bright daylight like that. Took a cab back, told the driver.
LavaAxe
He said "it's like walking through someone's kitchen".
DickDastardly404
I mean, there's expensive, and there's literally not in affordable range for a normal person
youwontlikewhateveriwrite
well, if they became underwater basket weavers, their budget would be 2.7 million, and could afford walk in closets, & granite counter tops.
gothichippie190
But it doesn’t have two sinks....
WiseTalons
AndroidOzzy
I collect paperclips and my wife hosts an athiest prayer group, our budget is 1.5 million
Modversity
When I was in college my husband wrote that at the top of my class list. The college realized that they didn't have a copy and scanned mine.
Jusmar
Imagine if they stopped eating all that fucking avocado toast
youwontlikewhateveriwrite
I eat avocado toast, and my husband is an unemployed squirrel, our budget is 3,000,000
Flames99Fuse
I'm a part time yoga instructor and my wife breeds frogs competitively. Our budget is $4.8 million dollars.
Flames99Fuse
This house is perfect and it leaves $2 mil of our budget left! However, the bathroom is two shades of gray too dark, so we pass.
twodumbthumbs
You were in the military
youwontlikewhateveriwrite
well not the entire military, just a few of them. But, I've settled down with just one now, and we've been happy together for 5 years.
twodumbthumbs
I tried settling down with a few good men, but after 4 years, we decided to go our separate ways. I'm happy for you though!
BurgerAndCries
I went with the budget option and got walk-in countertops
Jusmar
I... what
yourmommasofat
LizzyMcGuire
What reference? My family and I use underwater basket weavers a lot and I never knew it was from anything!
HawaiianWithExtraPineapples
HGTV shows
Knilore
Actually underwater basket weaving is an aviation joke for military pilots though it fits the HGTV levels of ridiculous jobs as well.
LizzyMcGuire
Ah that makes sense... my dad has said it for years and his father & brother were in the Air Force (he's a pilot himself) what's the joke?
Knilore
Sorry for delay. Pilots basically just need a degree of almost ANY kind and some of them are pretty odd.
ScottishPower
I hang potatoes from ceilings and my bf tickles seahorses for a living and our budget is £34m
politicallyincorrectass
My budget is also 34 pounds of meat
ArkenX
I empty out vacuum cleaners part time on Wednesdays and my girlfriend critiques thrift store paintings twice a month. Our budget is 1.8m
TheFabulousFuehrer
I marinade squirrel steaks for thirty minutes every other week and she's a professional Gameboy player, our budget is 1.9 million
Combatmatt
I sell hardcore drugs and she uses hardcore drugs. Our budget is greater than that of the entire US
youwontlikewhateveriwrite
Pharmacists don't make that much.
ArkenX
Low energy. 2/7
PMyourDrawings
That is depressing
supersomatic
don't get too down, 90% of relationships are based on the unwillingness to change, rather than the strength of the bond. Jk, more like 100%
TheBestRussian
My friend stayed with her bf because she’d already paid the rent 3 months in advance. She did leave him once the rent was done.
justthoughtyousholdknow
In in nyc. I have friends at NYU who are in “relationships“ with guys near campus. Commuting is a bitch and rent is crazy.
fbutt09
Fair play. If both parties are consenting adults....
justthoughtyousholdknow
Exactly! I do this too but for a apartment near my midtown office. He works a lot but likes to cuddle. I’m already knocked out in his apt.
bringbakfirefly
Selling sex for a shorter commute. This could be a business.
CantStopTheNipple
Great, the Chinese are already manufacturing it
ABillionDucks
Uh... should i get a place near nyu?
justthoughtyousholdknow
If you could afford it yea. Washington Square Park is a great neighborhood
ABillionDucks
Average rent seems to be about $3k so...it better be.
justthoughtyousholdknow
Lol I have peers who didn’t like the collage crowd. Their are other pockets of NYC with 3k rent not near a collage campus
ilikeyourfaceandstuff
Ya. Depends where you live tho. I went from $1,450/mo. in a rundown city apt, to a $875/mo. in a renovated apt. Both two bed one bath.
stalledmoon2390
I had rent in tx that was 500 with utilities paid. 2 bed 1 bath
Rypley
Santa Cruz, CA - right now a 2 bedroom anything is at least $2600 ... it is so insane
ilikeyourfaceandstuff
What a crock dude! Those landlords barely keep a lot of those places in good shape. Disgusts me.
BrushesofDoom
central California is 3900$ for. 2bd 2bath right now and that’s an apartment
revoltingdeceased
Where in central ca? Seems rather high for San Luis or santa Barbara counties.
BrushesofDoom
Monterey and central coast
Orangepeelnation
Where? That's great for California
ilikeyourfaceandstuff
Santa cruz 2010-2012 for the first rate, now im in the country. Rates have gone up since, but my old apt building is still only $950/mo.
CantStopTheNipple
I saw an "efficiency" for rent the other day for $1,400. Not bad, right? Until you see its 450 sqft... Miami
ImmortalLoveRodd
1450 a month in San Diego got me a shit 1bd1bth with no AC, parking, or laundry in the scary part of town.
BraapJohnson
That's insane, you know the Midwest has an abundance of space, parking is great, and rent is cheap.
beeeeeeerkaaaaa
No. Its terrible here. Lets keep our secret.
lurkmoarjono
But tons of white bullshit... Not not racists. Snow. Fuck the snow.
palmo
Shhhhutup
SevenSsssss
No. Don't send them here. I like my peace.
BraapJohnson
Ah yea your right... Yea don't come here, the wind hurts your face, and you have to drive 60 miles to find a Walmart.
Snowman0HK
This is how I feel in Oregon... they moving up here from CA in droves, and I'm sad about it.
vegweg
That's the price you pay for nice weather. I live on the east coast. We got snow yesterday. But $550/month for 3 beds, parking & laundry.
jwax33
I'm curious, what city has rent like that?
vegweg
Erie. Our last place was $450 for a 2 bedroom. On street parking but laundry was still included.
throwawayaccount1002
Wow! We pay 2400 plus utilities for a 3 bedroom shithole but we're on the west coast
vegweg
Damn. We pay utilities too but still. The house is 116 years old but it was rewired and got a new furnace 2 years ago so they aren't too bad
throwawayaccount1002
Wow. Ya worst part is I have to find a new place by the end of this month... :(
vegweg
I'm sorry to hear that. Moving sucks butt. I'm on place number 7 in 7 1/2 years.
Aintnothangbutachickenwang3
Fuck I wish. Ontario rent is absolutely ridiculous. Everywhere. Literally 2 bdrms go for 1400 plus utilities.
fallenashasaurus
I was sharing a 1 bedroom apt in a super sketchy neighborhood for 1250 with utilities. It was the cheapest we could find and so not worth it
ilikeyourfaceandstuff
I looked it up on craigslist, which is generally where you’ll find lower prices. I can’t believe what they charge.
figaden
Toronto is ranked 2nd in world after Hong Kong for price of rentals
LeeDee16
I live in Toronto :( I really want my own place but can't afford it so I have roommates. I hear ya.
theoldgaffer
That's not high at all lol wtf. 2 bedrooms for 1400 is an insanely good deal
sgbear
Dallas one bed one bath 1300 + utilities
anerdywhitegirl
Denver was 1 bdrm 1300
BiologicallyHazardousMaterial
1 bed shared bath goes for that much in my neighborhood. Bayside, ny
DesertRatWentNorthEh
1400 would be a steal for a true one bedroom apt in Vancouver.
ToryExplory
Don't forget you also pay double fit electricity
ilikeyourfaceandstuff
Yeah that’s high, but look at San Fran. /a/GYwI9
musesf80
As a San Francisco resident I can confirm. $3000 for a one bedroom is the norm in my neighborhood and that's with not a lot of frills.
tyrannythetrex
My friend lives in a "converted room" in SF for $1300, basically the dining room of an apartment with a japanese style divider
icantevenWot
Wtf 2k for 1 bedroom?? How the f are y'all not homeless
ilikeyourfaceandstuff
SF has a huge homeless population. I live in the country where homeless are few and far between now :)
Scotchmallow
Minimum wage gets about $2k per month before taxes in the East bay now, so problem solved!
ilikeyourfaceandstuff
Well, for now. Rates will continue to climb tho. Specially with the exodus of bay area folk to sacramento...