Quote: (04-08-2018 07:55 PM)Rossi Wrote:
Quote: (04-08-2018 12:59 PM)NapoleonDynamighty Wrote:
In London or Paris (and I assume New York) you would need a starting salary of 120k (take home about 70k) to be able to able to afford the lifestyle.
What would you say is a good, great income and an exceptional income in the cities you know and lived in?
I was making at one point $180k (including bonuses) almost 10 years ago in New York City. It wasn't enough, really. My rent was, $4200. I would have roughly $6000-$6500 net to spend in a month.
When you think about it $6000 is good enough to live comfortably in New York in theory but it doesn't really work out that well once you're living in. For example, if you go to "average" dinner with a date in New York, you'll easily pay $100-130 and I'm talking average. If you go to upscale restraurant, such as Lavo, Tao, Cipriani. You'll easily pay $200-250.
If you include taxi (there was no uber back then), utilities, cell phone, dry cleaner etc, it was good enough to live with but I couldn't really save any money or do extraordinary things.
But I lived little bit better than average. And then, nowhere near baller.
You were spending WAY too much on rent.
The studios in Hell’s Kitchen (Midtown West), which is one of the best neighborhoods in Manhattan, start at $1,600/month.
I know guys who make $50k/year who live fine in NYC. They either live alongside a roommate in Manhattan or have their own place in Queens and take the subway to Manhattan. The monthly unlimited subway pass is barely over $100/month.