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[iTo live comfortably in the U.S. a single person in a metropolitan area has to bring home AFTER taxes $50k. That's giving that most decent apartments in a city are gonna be $2k a month easy. Add to that the other high end expenses of living in a city that's comfortable.
Here in LA you can get by on $40k after taxes IF you get a decent car without ridiculous payments. A decent apartment in a good neighborhood is gonna cost you around $2k. So that's $24k a year to have a place to live without gangsters and perverts on your front door.
Wait. $40k in LA is not nearly enough. Let's make that $60k AFTER taxes.
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I don't think this is true at all, you must be used to a higher standard of living. I live in socal , and I know there's 2 bedrooms apts here for $900 ( It's not in the best neighborhood, but it will do) , if u live with a roommate (like I do) your rent is only $450 a month. 2 k for an apt is crazy. What I consider "luxury" apts in my neighborhood run around $1200 a month for two bedroom, and $800'ish for a 1 bedroom and that's because it is gated with pool, fitness center and all that crap that you don't even need.
2k for an apartment is outrageous, I would never even consider living there, if someone can afford 2k for an apt they might as well buy a house!
If you are poor, how could you afford a mortgage in the first place anyways, especially in OC where I live, real estate places are quite high.
As for 100.00 per week groceries x 4 = 400.00 per month for two people, dude, you can buy $20 worth of chicken and live on that for the month. I live by myself and I don't spend $400 on food, who the hell eats that much?
I used to make 30k at my old job and I lived in a studio apartment and I was never struggling with anything at all.
I don't even think 21k per person is really poor at all.
If you were really bad off financially you can always rent a room instead of an apt, I know if you're lucky you can find one for like $300 or something if you know where to look