• CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    My house was 420k in an upper middle class single family suburban home with 2400 sq ft vs 1M for a 600 sq ft condo.

    Eat my ass 🤣

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      3 days ago

      how much do you spend on fuel commuting to the city? that 1M in the city is buying you a lot more than the 600 sq ft.

      from your 420k suburban home, what’s the average distances to your: doctor, groceries, place of worship or study or work?

      Do you own a car? Whats the median distance of commutes in a typical year for you?

      We also shouldn’t forget time cost of your commutes. Median time spent commuting in a year you could have spent doing other things.

      Sure i agree with you that suburb is better if you have public transit connecting you to the city from your home in the suburbs and you use it regularly.

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        3 days ago

        About 2k miles a year. I’m my f150 I spend about $800 a year in gas. Maybe 15 minutes a day.

        Ignoring every other part of cost of living, it’ll never be even, it’s not even close.

        Oh and the time, it’s 10 minutes through my neighborhood. I don’t get on a road with a speed limit above 35 and I have a single stop sign along the way. My daughter is with me, we’re going to daycare, and I’m going to miss it now that bus service picks her up literally in my driveway.