could I live near beverly hills with 35 thousand dollars gross for year?

Question

i will move to Beverly hills for work, but i never been in U.S, i want to know if my salary is enought or not...

Answer 1

Obviously some people missed the word "near" or misread it as "in", in their eagerness to laugh at you.

Not IN Beverly Hills - unless you're sharing a 1 room apartment with 15 roomies, and don't need toilet paper or food.

Near Beverly Hills - if you have a look around, youll find some small apartments in different areas "near" BH that you'll be ok with. But dont expect a large, sunny, french-windowed place. You'll do better in Hollywood, Koreatown and the Valley. It depends where you'll be working. $35,000 is not a lot of money in this town, but people survive and yes, live near beverly hills.

Answer 2

Yes, you can live near Beverly Hills for 35K a year gross. Hollywood, West LA, Santa Monica, Westwood,Century City, Mid-Wilshire, have places that are looking for roommates, try Craigs list, or Roommates.com. If you have friends here the better. Remember your take home pay will probably be about 2K a month or so after taxes. So something in the 800 dollar range isnt that bad for a room. If you decide not to drive, and take public transportation, thats much better for you. And dont get in the habit of going out partying every night. I think you'll do just fine. Do your homework, and definetely come here with some cash in reserve. Hope that helps.

Answer 3

1. You don't have to be a celebrity. You just have to be wealthy. There aren't any 'cheap' homes there even if they are very old. There are many people besides celebrities who live in Beverly Hills - a lot of them executives in the music, movie or insurance businesses as well as people who made it big in real estate. 2. Depends - Do you have a 3 bedroom rambler or a secluded walled off enclave? They have a wide selection of homes and setups all within Beverly Hills. The median home value was about $2.2 million before the real estate market went down. Don't know what it is now, but I'm sure it is not much less as it is always a desirable area. BH is surrounded by LA, so the living cost is roughly the same other than the actual cost of the house and property taxes for your 3 bedroom rambler. 3. Nope. You can buy stuff there for less, but it depends on what you are shopping for. Prices are higher because the rent is higher and they are not going to sell a $2 screwdriver when they can sell it for $10. Rodeo Drive is a different story. I'm told a pair of socks sells for $95. Lots of tourists go to Rodeo Drive just to buy something and look for a celebrity. That's about all I can tell you because I'm not much of a shopper. Finally, what you may not know is that there are a lot of rental units in BH. I didn't know that until my ex-BIL told me (he did a lot of chauffeuring in BH as a side job). You don't have to be wealthy to get an apartment, but I'm sure the rent is higher than say Culver City.

Answer 4

Maybe in West L.A. wich is Santa Monica, Culver City, Rancho Park, Mar Vista, etc. with a roommate. A one bedroom apartment runs over a thousand dollars a month, and that's outside of Beverly Hills. 35K a year is nothing unless u get someone to share an apartment with. And you will need transportation. You have to think about all these things, yeah BH is nice but expensive. The people that live in apartments in BH, have roommates cause it's hard to afford...

Answer 5

I doubt it. The Beverly Hills area is really a pricey place to live.

Answer 6

YES you can b/c I have a friend that lives right on the border in the city of Beverly Hills by Doheny and Olympic and he makes $27k a year gross. He has two roomates in a 3 bedroom and pays around $785 for his own bedroom. So if you get a roomate and find a relatively cheaper rental then it can be done./

Answer 7

You must be joking. Most residents own property there. Very few rentals available. You should look into other more lower income areas of LA like Long Beach, Carson, South Gate, Huntington Park, Bell, Maywood or East LA.

Answer 8

You might drive around behind appliance companies and see if you can find a refrigerator box to live in under one of the off ramps. That way you have more privacy than living in a three bedroom share. And you can use the bathroom nearly anywhere - well, at least at night. Watch out for the private cops though. They make $55K a year keeping people like us OUT! :~)

Answer 9

Yes--you can--they have some very nice one person shopping carts at the local supermarkets! Try east of Riverside County.

Answer 10

beverly Hills? are you nuts, all the famous people from Hollywood, are shopping, eating, dancing, you know the social life, and you say HOW MUCH, you better come to the BRONX.