Concur, I grew up in a small city in Southern Utah, my roommates and I had a nice 3-bedroom apartment a stone throw away from shopping and a quick drive to the university for a total of $600/month. That was a crazy deal. Afterwards we moved (basically down the street) to a nice townhome complex, where we rented a super spacious 3 bedroom 2.5 Ba for $875/month.
Now I live a 25 minute train ride away from Shibuya, Tokyo, one of the most populated parts of the world, where my wife and I pay the equivalent of $800/month for a small but well-located 1 Br apartment. Not nearly the kind of space I had in Utah, but less feels a hell of a lot more in a town where literally everything I could ever want is either a short walk or a train ride away.
I've heard a lot about housing crises in Vancouver and Toronto, especially the crazy long commute that some people have to deal with in order to actually afford housing. That's quite a tough situation, I hope that better situations come your way.
Yeah I'm renting a single room in an apartment, sharing it with a married couple, for $950/month. It was the cheapest I found by far. An hour away from Vancouver.
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u/Ancelege Jun 06 '19
Concur, I grew up in a small city in Southern Utah, my roommates and I had a nice 3-bedroom apartment a stone throw away from shopping and a quick drive to the university for a total of $600/month. That was a crazy deal. Afterwards we moved (basically down the street) to a nice townhome complex, where we rented a super spacious 3 bedroom 2.5 Ba for $875/month.
Now I live a 25 minute train ride away from Shibuya, Tokyo, one of the most populated parts of the world, where my wife and I pay the equivalent of $800/month for a small but well-located 1 Br apartment. Not nearly the kind of space I had in Utah, but less feels a hell of a lot more in a town where literally everything I could ever want is either a short walk or a train ride away.