Cost of Living in Different Parts of the States

[DavidC]

Hey guys.

I'm looking at getting the hell out of Ontario for the coming winter...

I'm thinking of going to either Victoria BC, India, France, Costa Rica, or somewhere warmish (temperate or tropical) in the US.

So I'm curious about the cost of living in different parts of the states...

I'd like to know how much it would cost for an OK apartment (one bedroom, not rat-infested, relatively simple), a week of groceries, and a month of cable internet in different parts of the states.

In Ontario, it costs about $35-$45/month for high-speed internet, about $40-$80 a week for groceries if you don't eat out, and in belleville it costs about $650 for a decent one bedroom, in barrie about $725, and in Whitby about $800.

Any help is appreciated.

I just really hate snow and cold, and I'm looking to travel a bit.

--Dave.

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If you're interested in living in a city in the South you can do so pretty cheaply. If you're interested in a more rural area it's even cheaper.

I would say a college town like Chapel Hill, NC or Athens, GA is a bit cheaper overall than where you're at now. Internet and food are similar but rent is probably 100-150 less (if things haven't changed too much since I lived there).

NT

[newfant]

Yah, I think your best bet is a college town in the southern U.S. I priced a one-bedroom apartment in Gainesville a couple of years ago and it was about $400. Of course, it was very small, but that's pretty cheap.

College towns are great to live in because you can generally find cheap housing and there are hot young honeys running around.

Edited to add: You'll notice that there are a buttload of poker players here from the Northwest. That's because it rains all the time up there and the only thing to do is play poker. There's hardly any I-net poker players from the South because you can actually go outside and go to the beach down there.

[DavidC]

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If you're interested in living in a city in the South you can do so pretty cheaply. If you're interested in a more rural area it's even cheaper.

I would say a college town like Chapel Hill, NC or Athens, GA is a bit cheaper overall than where you're at now. Internet and food are similar but rent is probably 100-150 less (if things haven't changed too much since I lived there).

NT

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Thanks a lot, bud.

As a side note, how many posts do I have to have before I become a "lawnmower repairman"?

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[LittleOldLady]

Let me recommend New Orleans. The weather is good in the winter, and New Orleans is one of the most interesting cities in North America (maybe the world). Lots of music, nightlife, amazing food, carnival, etc., etc. You can definitely get a small apartment that you would be willing to live in in an OK neighborhood for under $600. For $800 a small apartment would pretty much be a palace.

The food and cable costs would be about the same as in Ontario, but the food would be the best you ever ate if you got into cooking New Orleans style.

I don't know about outside the US, but inside the US, for a young single guy New Orleans is as good as it gets. Unless maybe Vegas....

[BeerMoney]

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Yah, I think your best bet is a college town in the southern U.S. I priced a one-bedroom apartment in Gainesville a couple of years ago and it was about $400. Of course, it was very small, but that's pretty cheap.



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I pay $350 for a two bedroom in a nice college town in SC. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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Let me recommend New Orleans. The weather is good in the winter, and New Orleans is one of the most interesting cities in North America (maybe the world). Lots of music, nightlife, amazing food, carnival, etc., etc. You can definitely get a small apartment that you would be willing to live in in an OK neighborhood for under $600. For $800 a small apartment would pretty much be a palace.

The food and cable costs would be about the same as in Ontario, but the food would be the best you ever ate if you got into cooking New Orleans style.

I don't know about outside the US, but inside the US, for a young single guy New Orleans is as good as it gets. Unless maybe Vegas....

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New Orleans is really cool. You just have to figure out the rough parts pretty quick and stay your white ass the hell out. My brother goes to Tulane and he loves it down there.

NT

[Clarkmeister]

All the Cost of Living info you need can be found at www.google.com

[thabadguy]

I live in india, and i dont particularly like it. I dont know, i go to college in the usa and i like it a lot better there.
Living in a big city in india(i live in bombay) is not gonna be cheap, gettign a decent one bedroom apt in a good area is gonna cost atleast 1k a month.

[ChoicestHops]

As said before, the dirty south is the cheapest. If you go to LA it's gonna be probably $1500 to rent an apartment. Las Vegas has a pretty cheap cost of living, I think apartments run there for about $750.