Many also said they would only go out once a week and eat cheap food to afford living here — meaning, no one is actually living their dream in their dream city.
Almost half of the respondents said they would dip into savings to make it work. A surprising amount said they would go to the drastic lengths of getting a second job or sacrificing vacation days for extra cash — meaning, they’d be stuck working more just to afford a city they’ll never have time to enjoy.
“I had to work about 10 hours a day seven days a week,” one respondent said in the survey when asked what the most difficult thing they had to do to stay in their dream city.Living with a roommate is a major way many people are able to live in their dream cities — even though many may not realize this is the eventual reality.Other ideal cities included San Diego, Los Angeles, Denver, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Colorado Springs and Austin.
“The worst thing was basically not being able to do anything — it was too expensive to live in Berkeley so moving there negated the point entirely,” another respondent said of the Bay Area town.Cinch Home Services One Williamsburg woman, 27, has decided to swap the Big Apple for Austin, despite sticking it out in New York through the darkest days of the pandemic. She was left stunned when her landlord upped the price of her one-bedroom apartment from $2,600 to $3,600.
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