<html> <head> <title>New York Cost of living</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <style type="text/css"> <!-- body,td,th { font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: #000000; } body { background-color: #000000; margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 10%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; } a:link { color: #0000FF; } a:visited { color: #0000FF; } a:active { color: #0000FF; } .style2 { font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #FF0000; } .style17 {font-weight: bold; font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; font-size: 14px;} .style21 {font-size: 10px} .style22 { font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; } .style23 {font-size: 12px} --> </style> <meta name="Keywords" content="cost of living new york"> <meta name="Description" content="Cost Of Living In New York. Statistics on Electricity, Gas, Rent, home mortgage, ect"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16441" name="GENERATOR"> </head> <body> <table width="722" height="757" border="0" align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <tr> <td height="450" align="left" valign="top" bordercolor="#ffffff" bgcolor="#ffffff"><br class="style2"> <br> <p align="center" class="style17"><IMG height=106 alt="" src="pics/nycity.jpg" width=150></p> <p align="center" class="style17"><u>New York Cost Of Living </u></p> <br><script type="text/javascript"> <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-2346121780353164"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-07-20: ny cost google_ad_channel = "3031095235"; google_color_border = "FFFFFF"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "0000FF"; google_color_text = "000000"; google_color_url = "000000"; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br><br> <h1 align="left" class="style23"><u>New York Cost Of Living Statistics </u></h1> <p align="left"><strong>The cost of living in New York is 25% above the national average</strong>. The price of housing in New York is a staggering 399.2 % above the national average. Out of 3 million households, 1 million are living in housing that is over 28% of their monthly income and 600,000 spend more than 50% of their income of mortgage or rent.</p> <p align="left"><strong>Finding an affordable home in New York</strong> has become so challenging that the New York government is now offering tax breaks to builders who choose to build more affordable homes. The city conducts a lottery for applicants who meet the eligibility criteria for the specific development. The City itself does not sell the homes. Typically demand exceeds supply for the City-sponsored homes that's why most who participate enter multiple times.<br> <br> <strong>Looking for an apartment in New York?</strong> <span class="style21">Finding a affordable New York apartment</span> can be a very frustrating experience. Either you're paying too much for rent or your stuck in a neighborhood you would rather not be in. That's why it is very important to do some leg work before you just start flipping through ads. Take a walk around figure out what parts of the neighborhood you like and what parts you would rather avoid.<strong>&nbsp;<A href="new-york-apartment-rent.html">Continue Reading</a></strong></p><script type="text/javascript"> <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-2346121780353164"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-07-20: ny cost google_ad_channel = "3031095235"; google_color_border = "FFFFFF"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "0000FF"; google_color_text = "000000"; google_color_url = "000000"; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <p align="left"><hr> <h1 class="style22">Cost Of Living In New York </h1> <p>New York is one of the most exciting cities in the United States, if not the world, but it is also one of the most expensive cities. This is true not just for the hordes of tourists and business travelers who visit there, but for the residents of New York as well. This is even more profound due to that two of the most basic necessities are very high priced - housing and food.</p> <p>As far as other items that make up the cost of living in New York, such as clothing, appliances, electronics and the like, there is huge retail competition in New York for these and other consumer items. Therefore, if you shop around and are an informed consumer, you can get bargains and good value most of the time. Some basic factors affecting cost are geographic location of the merchant and the type of selling venue. For instance, as a general rule of thumb, most anything will be more expensive in Manhattan (the main part of New York City), than in the outer boros of Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island. Taking that one step further, both literally and figuratively, if you go to the further suburbs of New York, such as eastern Long Island or southern New Jersey, again most things will be cheaper. In the outer suburbs, you will also see a marked decrease in price for food and shelter as well.</p> <p>One of the great bargains you will find here is transportation, public transportation specifically. While transportation by automobile, whether it be by private car, rental car or taxi is very pricey in New York; getting around by the very comprehensive subway and bus system is truly affordable. Even with the recent increase in the subway and bus fare to $2.25, that fare can take you from one end of the city to another. Plus, if you buy a stored value fare ticket, called Metro Card, you can reduce that fare to $2.00 per fare. A special transportation, as well as recreational bargain, is the ferry service between lower Manhattan and Staten Island. This world famous ferry is FREE!</p> <p>The real cause of the high cost of living, as mentioned earlier, is the cost of housing and food. However, there are some ways to help mitigate these issues. As far as housing is concerned, if you're single, sharing an apartment is a great way to save money. If you're married or have kids, very often subletting an apartment can reduce your costs. The main way to save money on housing in New York however, is to live in the suburbs and commute into the city for work and or pleasure. As far as food goes, there are now warehouse type of stores in New York that sell food items in bulk and for much lower than the supermarkets. Also, there are an abundance of excellent neighborhood produce shops that provide excellent value.</p> <p>So, take a good bite of the Big Apple, but be smart and don't let it bite you!</p> <p><u><strong><font size="2">Other Cost Of Living Statistics</font></strong></u></p> <table width="97%" height="26" border="1" align="center" bordercolor="#0000ff" bgcolor="#ffffcc"> <tr> <td align="middle" valign="top" class="style21"><span class="style22">Electricity</span><strong> -</strong> .<span class="style23">17 KPH</span> - <span class="style22">Average Apartment Rent</span> - <span class="style23">$2449 -</span> <span class="style22">Gas</span> -<span class="style23"> 3.06 Per Gallon</span></td> </tr> </table> <p><br> <br> <strong><u><font size="2">Cost Of Living Comparisons</font></u></strong> <br> <br> <A href="cost-of-living-in-new-york-city.html">New York City</a> <a href=""><A href="cost-of-living-new-york-buffalo.html">Buffalo</a> <a href=""><A href="cost-of-living-new-york-rochester.html">Rochester</a> <a href=""><A href="cost-of-living-new-york-ithaca.html">Ithaca</a><a href=""><A href="cost-of-living-new-york-albany.html">Albany</a> <a href=""><A href="cost-of-living-new-york-syracuse.html">Syracuse</a> <br> <br> <br> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- google_ad_client = "pub-2346121780353164"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-07-20: ny cost google_ad_channel = "3031095235"; google_color_border = "FFFFFF"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "0000FF"; google_color_text = "000000"; google_color_url = "000000"; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <br> <br> <u><font size="1"><strong>More Information</strong><br> </font></u><font></p> <p><a href="rss/NewYork_Cost_of_living.xml">RSS Feeds</a> <font><font><br> <A href="cost-of-living-calculator.html" cost-of-living-calculator.html=""><font color="#000000" size="1">Cost Of Living&nbsp;Calculators </font></a><font size="1">/</font><A href="cost-of-living-index.html"><font color="#000000" size="1">Cost Of Living Index</font></a><font size="1">&nbsp;/ </font><A href="average-cost-of-living.html" a=""><A href="average-cost-of-living.html"><font color="#000000" size="1">Average Cost Of Living</font></a><font size="1"> / </font><A href="cost-of-living-washington.html"><font color="#000000" size="1">Washington Cost Of Living</font></a><font size="1">&nbsp;/ </font><A href="cost-of-living-chicago.html"><font color="#000000" size="1">Chicago Cost Of Living&nbsp; </font></A><br> <A href="hawaii-cost-of-living.html"><font color="#000000" size="1">Hawaii&nbsp; Cost Of Living</font></a><font size="1">&nbsp;/ &nbsp;</font><A href="florida-cost-of-living.html"><font color="#000000" size="1">Florida Cost Of Living</font></a><font face="Bookman Old Style" DESIGNTIMEURL="cost-of-living-calculator.html"><font size="1"> &nbsp;/</font><A href="texas-cost-of-living.html"><font color="#000000" size="1">Cost Of Living in Texas</font></a><font size="1">&nbsp;/ </font><A href="international-cost-of-living .html"><font color="#000000" size="1">International Cost Of Living</font></a><font size="1">&nbsp;/ </font><A href="california-cost-of-living.html"><font color="#000000" size="1">California Cost Of Living</font></a><br> </font><br> <A href="index.html">Cost of living by state</a> home page </p></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>