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Cost of Living in New York
Summary about cost of living in New York:
- Four-person family monthly costs: 4,073.55$ without rent (using our estimator).
- A single person monthly costs: 1,107.24$ without rent.
- Cost of living index in New York is 21.37% higher than in Los Angeles.
- Cost of living rank 17th out of 509 cities in the world.
- New York has a cost of living index of 100.00.
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 18.00 $ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 75.00 $ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 8.00 $ | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 6.00 $ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 7.50 $ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 4.17 $ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.98 $ | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.60 $ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 3.84 $ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 3.08 $ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 2.65 $ | |
| Eggs (12) | 3.16 $ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 5.45 $ | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 4.96 $ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 5.61 $ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 2.31 $ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 1.10 $ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 2.11 $ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 2.02 $ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 1.37 $ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 1.24 $ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 2.03 $ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.29 $ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 15.00 $ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.47 $ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 2.61 $ | |
| Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) | 13.00 $ | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.75 $ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 117.00 $ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 2.50 $ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 2.50 $ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 30.00 $ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 2.61 $ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 23,000.00 $ | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 19,673.20 $ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 129.54 $ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.11 $ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 59.21 $ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 74.93 $ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 40.56 $ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 15.00 $ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,875.00 $ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 25,285.71 $ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 53.35 $ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 43.34 $ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 86.78 $ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 116.09 $ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 2,979.63 $ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,874.34 $ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 5,879.42 $ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 3,302.24 $ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 1,110.65 $ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 603.62 $ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 4,457.10 $ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly | 3.85 |
Prices in New York, New York
These data are based on 4305 entries in the past 12 months from 561 different contributors.
Last update: June 2017
Last update: June 2017
81 Comments so far
I received an offer to relocate to NYC, I'm an experienced Supervisor and Estimator as a Technical Designer in Building Facades (8 years, some of them in Dubai for very big Real Estate customers).
What is approx. the minimum salary I should ask to live a middle-class life in NYC to be able to save a good amount of money (I'm single with no kids)?
Is it normal to ask benefits from the company other than the salary, like medical insurance?
How much it could cost a medical insurance?
Thanks in advance!
thank you
For those of you commenting you want to come to New York please visit but don't stay. It is definitely not what you think New York has beautiful points but living here the stress will give you a heart attack. I have been in New York 11 years and I am thinking of moving away since it's so expensive. The thing about New York is their are tricks to the trade of living here because living here is work in itself. It is not a game their is someone aways waiting to take your apartment if you don't want it, majority of the time it's like this. The landlords are always pressuring you to leave in sneaky ways unless you have a connection through someone else who knows them and can vouch that your a great person. Or you know the housing courts system. The man who wrote this article god bless him because many of you think this is article is bull shit and sadly its not this is seriously how we live unless you make above 90,000 a year you are not in comfort. You need to come here speaking many languages and get a coding experience and technology experience. I'm currently learning coding now due to the fact I need to truly compete to make a living every hour of my life here. Those of you who think your going to come here making less than 90,000.00. Please Please make your lives easier and go move to another state if you want to live in America do years of research because each state has its drawbacks. So far I've picked Kansas as a state I would love to move to. My income is currently less than 20,000.00 income would provide a lot more to me in Kansas than it would here in New York City. I'm stuck here because I cannot leave and I am so accustomed to my lifestyle and the proximity of everything that is really close to me. One true thing is the gentrification happens every 5-7 years so before you can even complete a ten year census you already have lost your apartment due to some of the sketchy business that goes on with the sneaky landlords. My close relative a sister of mine had a landlord that did not want to confront her about trying to evict her from her apartment. So he took an eviction notice and placed it in her apartment while she was away under her fridge on the floor hoping she wouldn't see it. My relative has a compulsive disorder and has a very cleanly home This was how we were raised as children. She found it less than a day later and went to the courts to over turn the unwarranted eviction. If you don't check your mail daily it can hurt you, keeping a clean place helps, because living in New York is like running a business you must do daily inspection everyday to make sure your business is safe from those who want to destroy it hourly. If not you are doomed. Then usually if you really did truly have to go into the shelter due to loss of a home or apartment, while in the shelter system you will get relocated to another part of the city for a year or more further than what your commonly used to. This year is going to be the toughest year of your life. The worst thing about New York is making money once you have some they place another bill on your shoulders, so the higher your wages you earn the higher your bills. If you have children make the trip New York cares for families but if your single stay away. I truly don't make that much and when I pay taxes and or get a paycheck 200-400 is removed automatically without a blink or a flinch yet I worked all those hours only to get 60 percent of what I earn. Not even 75 percent of what I make U earn please please reconsider coming here. Do not come here with drug habits because these are expensive and will ruin you in this city the same with an alcohol habit. If you are not at the top of your game and you have drama don't come here the city has enough drama and it will suffocate you. We are at the highest rate of homelessness and highest rate of children starving without food please do better for your families. These two reasons why are why I won't have a child here in the city. Bad enough the person I am with may not even be able to do for himself to survive but how can both of us take care of a child when we can't even truly relax to be apart of this child's life because we work so hard to make sure it eats.
Just for example the author has got data cost of apartment but ignored mortgage interest rate which is very low in the US(less than 4 percent) w.r.t. India(10 percent) at the moment. So, the author should calculate effective cost of apartment. Along with this, the author should consider the hidden cost in the form of black money which exits in countries like india.
The super rich have distorted the real estate market and caused residential and commercial property prices and rents to sour.
If you are only making basic money then the best way to save and get ahead is to co-dwell in an apartment.. accept you'll have little privacy and just use your home for sleeping and showering.
Learn computer coding and study business or the share commodities markets and get your skills right up so that you may have a chance of pulling yourself up out of the financial underclass and into the comfort zone of money and independence.
Develop hit selling Apps for the iPhone/iPad
Write and produce hit songs on your MackBook Pro and give Max Martin a run for his money..
Become a skilled day trader ... just don't lose the shirt off your back...
(I haven't done it but I think that's a worthwhile approach to take..)
I was tempted to come in New York, but after the comments and the prices i've seen, maby it's wiser to stay here :))
1. The streets are very dirty and the roads are in bad condition
2. There is a huge number of homeless people on the streets
3. There are parts of the city in which you risk your life if you go ( never go alone in a park)
4. The only way to get a job is through connections, since it is so competitive
5. At the stores they try to trick you if you mention that you are a foreigner
6. The cost of living is too high ( for a family of 4 you spend around $3,000 a month only on groceries and transportation, no bills and no rent included)
7. Since I have lived in Europe previously, the life quality here is 100 times poorer, with no time for relaxing, only Work-Home, Work-Home. No time to even see your family.
8.There is a triple tax on income : Federal, state and city tax plus SS insurance and Medicare. So if you make $1,200 a week, you are left with approx $750.
Apartment rent ranges 1000-1250 (1bedroom)
1300-1400 (2bd) depending the area
food shopping 200-350 bi-week (2-3 people)
electricity 70-120 depending the season
car insurance 200-350 depending the car/ insurance
cable 80-250 depending your plan
gas 40-90 per week depending vehicle and use
metrocard 2.75 per ride
all expenses will vary according to your preference and family size.
income should be 30-45k ( no children)
income 45-60k (1-2 children)
Email me at vedantsood26@gmail.com at the earliest, please.
In DC you have a bunch of lame people who think they are important because of their government job. In Toronto you have a bunch of lame people who think they are cool because… I don’t know why. This is even worse because instead of trying to impress you with the work they’re doing, they try to impress you with slang, name-dropping, or commenting on how “busy” they are. I remember when a girl tried to insult me by calling me a “fucktard” and another white bread girl said to “get at” her. Just because you know the words to a Drake song and go to hip restaurants doesn’t make you cool.
I know some girls are reading right now and thinking, “They don’t give you eye contact because you are ugly!” This very well may be the case, but in Montreal I got daily eye contact from women who were much better looking than the Toronto specimens I had to deal with. Not only that, but Montreal women would smile at me. Yes, you read that right: attractive women would look at me and smile. In Toronto I might as well have been invisible.
I never saw an average-looking guy with a hot girl, but I saw many attractive guys with average girls. Toronto is a penis paradise where a woman can date a man much more attractive than she is pretty. If you’re not a good looking guy, you either have to own a nightclub or approach 1000 girls a week.
I expect they will have me working around 60-70 hours a week so I should be making pretty good money.
Once I have saved up some money, would it be possible for me to find an apartment to rent that is not too expensive and do I need to provide much paperwork.
What is the average living cost in new york city for one person. Is 10USD/hour is sufficient to meet the regular requirements there ? Please suggest me.
Please Help me
thank you!
For the Comedy. I live currently in Holland and , Holland is considered one of the greatest richest countries in the world. But yeh.. the American Dream I guess.
I would love to live in New York and perform comedy from there and hopefully all around the world.
I make around : 400-500k $ a year. And I was wondering if that's enough to go life there in a nice appartement.
i stayed in manhattan for 2 years in university housing ($1000 monthly rent), but used craigslist to find an apt for my last summer ($550 monthly rent) in grandconcourse, bronx. 45 minute ride to my internship near penn station. for people who can live wit at least 1 roommate, and know how to save money on everything (groceries, clothes, clubs, dining, summer concerts) NY is quite livable! i'd love to return to NYC for holidays, think i caught de bug :)
So please suggest me about NYC lifestyle and cost of living.
They are offering 70000$ a year
Plz help me
Neighborhoods like Kew Gardens in Queens (which is nice, safe and very quiet so there's a large flight attendant population due to the proximity of the airport) have studios from $750 on up (think the average price is closer to $900). Kew Gardens is NOT close to Manhattan - it takes 30-45 minutes by train (30 if you've been blessed with a speedy train conductor with ZERO delays). My old roommates found their $600 A MONTH studio in Fresh Meadows, in a private home. Fresh Meadows (nice quiet neighborhood) is neither close to Manhattan (in Queens) nor is it train accessible - no train stop just buses (or a car if you drive).
To live close to Manhattan is to pay more unless you luck out and normally the luck is finding an apartment in a private home or someone who owns a small building and normally you find these on Craigslist (you seriously have to check this everyday at least twice a day and KNOW HOW TO SPOT FAKE/SCAM ROOMS AND APARTMENTS). where my old roommates found their $600 studio. Also busy areas in neighborhoods have fliers up with rooms/apartments for rent so that is helpful too. Another option is living in NJ. My boyfriend and I went to Mitsuwa last night (Japanese mall in Edgewater, NJ) and saw fliers for apartments from $1000 (1 bdrm) to $1700 (2 bdrm) in Ft. Lee. And the 2 bdrm was real nice with parking included (I think all the listings had parking included). My boyfriend's apt (which I pretty much live there now haha) is $1300 a month and it's a nice apartment, spacious with an intercom system (useful for keeping out Jehovah Witnesses because they will buzz every apartment several times and wait for 10 minutes before taking a hint) and street parking (he owns a car so street parking is FREE, just a little harder to find spots sometimes). Again, this is Queens (which is more family oriented) so the same apt in Manhattan (I don't know why everyone insists on being in Manhattan but oh well haha) is probably AT LEAST $2500, easily $3,000. The only people I know that have apartments in Manhattan are there because their company pays their rent (2 friends from Japan live in Midtown where apts are at least $2500). Everyone else who wants to be close to the city without paying the high rent and pay less in sales taxes (checked our receipts from Jeresy, 7% - NY? 8.875%. Gas is cheaper too in Jersey)? Jersey!! Or you can try your hand at the Bronx which is cheap but not the greatest (some parts are nice) nor safest.
The complaints about having to pay for parking, rude people everywhere, over crowded that's MANHATTAN! Yes, there are parts in Queens that will drive you crazy too (aha Main St Flushing anyone?? Queens China/Koreatown where traffic is horrible, sidewalks are extremely congested near the train station and people *groups* will cross the street on green, not caring about street lights). But people are nicer and the neighborhoods are quieter with FAR LESS RATS and it's cheaper overall (from apartments to grocery shopping - Gristedes in Upper East was charging $6.69 for an item I can get at Target in Flushing for $4.50). There are cheaper alternatives IN the city like Jack's 99 cent store and discount clothing stores like Century 21. Even places like Old Navy have discounts on TOP of sale items. Hell you can buy lunch in Manhattan for less than 3 bucks - the experience known as the dollar pizza - 2 slices of cheese with a canned drink (like Sprite) $2.75...it's just not healthy haha. But beware - these places are crowded. For healthier options that cost a bit more, but still affordable and in the city? Trader Joe's (crowded too but not so bad in the morning or an hour before they close).
Also to the guy who claims if you drink don't move to NYC??? Hahaha wow..how about this, if you constantly drink in Manhattan, or want to do all your nightlife experiences consider going BROKE sooner than you expect unless you know the really affordable spots to go to, but even still NYC has way more to offer than just bars and if you don't find anything else to do other than getting drunk at a bar I feel bad for ya...I really do. And this is coming from someone who doesn't drink. Some people may not know this but NYC has free events that take place every weekend (sometimes weekdays too) throughout ALL the boroughs (not JUST Manhattan). Events like art shows, concerts, festivals, comedy shows and more.
Oh also to those looking at Brooklyn - downtown Brooklyn is pretty much similar to Manhattan as far as rent goes, especially in Williamsburg.
As far as utilities go, depends on how much you use of course. But $300 dollars for electricity? I guess if you had the a/c or heat going everyday for hours...sheesh. I would invest in a good fan in the summer as well as good insulation for different seasons, and use a space heater (when needed since these can increase your bill too - we have 2, one in the living room and 1 in the bedroom, on top of using an electric blanket so it's not bad) during the winter. And if you have a tablet/computer I would ditch the cable and get Netflix for $7 a month if you can (I'm sure you've been told that before haha).
do not want to be bothered with anything at all. To live in someone's BASEMENT starts at 1000 a month ((and that's just in brooklyn)). It's too expensive to start a family here , not to mention there is no space for a family! I currently make less than half the salary you all above were mentioning so imagine what it's like for me. I make about 48,000yr and in NYC that's a joke. I might as well be flipping burgers (no offense to those who are).
Don't even think of getting a nice apartment for under $2500. And another nightmare is getting approved for one even if you do have the money. I could write a short novel full of horrors, but you can just do a search on the web on this subject. There are some companies that will be a guarantors for a foreigner, but they will charge you a month fee, plus another month for a broker, plus 2 month security and you already have a price tag of 10k minimum to get an apartment
How much do I negotiate for as salary to earn my living, afford his education and also at least save 2k USD/month
currently am being offered 100k
I earn pittance for salary.
Rent (1br) minimum $1800
Groeries $60-70 with bare basics
Eating out - never do it, for a decent restaurant around $40-50pp minimum
Public transport - $3.60 one way ticket
$44 week pass
Movie tickets: $20pp
Consider yourself VERY lucky to live in place where even if the rent is expensive, cost of living is considerable cheaper!
There is a rule they use here in the city: your annual salary must be greater than 40x your monthly rent. That means if you want to live in an apartment that costs $2000/mo, you must make $80,000 a year. *No exceptions.* Everyone who moves here that thinks they can be creative with their budget and scrape by with less, within a year, either end up leaving, or going broke. So stick to the rule: 40x your monthly rent, and you'll make it.
If you can't afford any livable apartments using the 40x rule (which is very likely), you can share an apartment with a roommate to cut the costs. Beware though, only go this route if you can handle roommates.
1-Super Expensive
2-You can't really own a car, unless you want to pay $25 of parking each day.
3-Horrible weather, when its cold its cold!!!!
4-Way Over crowded
5-No Peace and Quietness, Not even when you go to sleep.
6-Dangerous....Thugs, homeless people, dishonest policemen, rude people everywhere (not all), grumpy people on coffee.
7-Old buildings, dirty city.
8-Competitive job market.
9-Not family friendly
10-The Most Important one
"EVERYONE IS ALL ABOUT THEMSELVES AND ARE TRYING TO GET TO THE TOP" !!!!NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU!!!!!...This is New York and I will never go back to live in that city or to visit for that matter. I have been so many countries in the world (120 countries) and there is way better places to live than that piece of shit town city called New York. I now live in Malibu CA (Los Angeles) and my life couldn't be any better. I tried to like New York while I was there but every time something kept proving itself that it is just not a good place to waste your life in. If you would like to visit the Big Apple as a tourist by all means go for it, but to go live there.......well, you will end up writing a comment on a website like this one warning others why not to move there. Peace to everyone and I hope you take this seriously.