You cannot live in LA unless you make at least 150k (for one person). (San Jose: sales, loans)

[the topper]

Gotta be a model or actress to live OP lifestyle in L.A. Truth: a lot cheaper cost of living than OP to be had in L.A. Rents for studios in Mid Wilshire can still go for only $850 a month and food is still reasonable like food trucks and fast foods. Downtown L.A farmer's market has some yummy food for $7.

[looker009]

Originally Posted by the topper

Gotta be a model or actress to live OP lifestyle in L.A. Truth: a lot cheaper cost of living than OP to be had in L.A. Rents for studios in Mid Wilshire can still go for only $850 a month and food is still reasonable like food trucks and fast foods. Downtown L.A farmer's market has some yummy food for $7.

Studio in Mid Wilshire for $850 a month? please tell me where?

[Vic Romano]

Originally Posted by looker009

1 bedroom apartment in Culver City is 2k. That is my point, 2k is minimum in LA.You are saying a cheaper place can be found.

Please don't distort my words. I did not say that.

YOU compared LA with SF and New York. I said you can't compare with SF and Manhattan, LA is less expensive. I challenged you to find a place to work and I would tell you where to look for housing. You said Century City.

And the fact you found a one bedroom apartment in Culver City right at the OPs price point which is a short commute from Century City proves I was correct. Thank you!!!

[Commonproject]

Originally Posted by looker009

Thanks for the laugh. Impossible in any of the desirable neighborhood in LA? I guess my question will be what is your definition of desirable neighborhood?


P.S i am licensed real estate broker.

Okay mr. realtor, show me these great $850K houses in LA proper. You claim that buys you a house in "almost anywhere in LA" yet you can't back it up.

[Vic Romano]

Originally Posted by Commonproject

Okay mr. realtor, show me these great $850K houses in LA proper. You claim that buys you a house in "almost anywhere in LA" yet you can't back it up.

Looker's all talk, no walk.

[looker009]

Originally Posted by Commonproject

Okay mr. realtor, show me these great $850K houses in LA proper. You claim that buys you a house in "almost anywhere in LA" yet you can't back it up.

Again question is what is your definition of la proper? Obviously you will not able to buy a house in Beverly Hills, but you can buy https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3.../20520120_zpid . Same with Malibu https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2...20554158_zpid/


You can buy a house in woodland hills, Chatworth, west hills . If you are willing to wait a while you can find a house in West Hollywood for that price as well.

[Commonproject]

Originally Posted by looker009

Again question is what is your definition of la proper? Obviously you will not able to buy a house in Beverly Hills, but you can buy https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3.../20520120_zpid . Same with Malibu https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2...20554158_zpid/


You can buy a house in woodland hills, Chatworth, west hills . If you are willing to wait a while you can find a house in West Hollywood for that price as well.

You said you can buy a house for $850K pretty much anywhere in LA proper, and instead you link 2 apartments. No actual real estate agent would consider West Hills/Chatsworth/Woodland Hills part of LA proper.

What does "wait a while" for West Hollywood even mean? The cheapest place in WeHo listed right now is $995K and it's 2 bed 1 bath 806 sqr feet. Everything else is $1.5M+. Does waiting magically cause prices to drop $500K+ or what?

[Electrician4you]

Originally Posted by Detroit_Native

I can't even imagine spending $1000 a month on food. For me as a single person I spent $350 last month. Yes I didn't go to any Michelin-starred restaurants obviously but I was able to buy wild-caught seafood and organic produce, have an occasional meal out. Not exactly eating out of a tin can and I got by just fine on that. I think until you have a few million in the bank that kind of budget is plain-out foolish TBH. Maybe you go to a really fancy place for a special occasion or two but certainly not every night of the week.

Even some of those fancy places are too expensive for what you get in return.

[Rickcin]

Originally Posted by TexasBound19

Surviving and living are two very different things.

Let's say you make 120k.

Your take home will be about 5,500/mo (taking into account health, dental, vision, 401k, etc)

$2,200 to live in a decent apartment close to work
$200 for utilities
$100 for items you have to buy all the time (soap, toilet paper, shampoo, etc.)
$400 for a car
$120 for insurance
$250 for gas
$1000 for food / drinks (and this is being very conservative)
$300 inexpensive entertainment
$50 for amazon prime/netflix, etc.
$200 for randoms things

You're left with $680.

You buy anything remotely expensive in one month and you're already in the negative. say you want to take tennis classes. it's $65 per class. you have TWO classes per week and that's already $520/mo.

Can someone tell me why anyone making less than 120k per year would want to live here? Imagine being in your 30s with roommates.

These dollar amounts are absolutely absurd!

[JohnG72]

Originally Posted by Rickcin

These dollar amounts are absolutely absurd!

The only absurd amount on the list is the entertainment/food costs.

If you disagree, please feel free to post amounts you believe are more accurate.