What Apartments Look Like Around The World • New York City

[@marcimason_]

Ist Apartment is SUPER cute! I also love their decor!!

[@ritaholdorff601]

sameeee

[@111mmgg]

4400 is NOT cute

[@jaelow7428]

111mmgg 2200 for one ppl

[@quanny4690]

@@jaelow7428 that's insane

[@luzluz7850]

4,400? You can get a mansion with backyard in Dallas Texas for that price!!

[@chrisfarmer6893]

Everyone in the comments: "You could get that apartment for $350 a month here in Squirrel Tail, Alabama!" 🙄

[@Shay-33]

Not true...u can in DALLAS, HOUSTON, ATL ,ETC FOR CHEAPER😂 ID RATHER STAY IN SQUIRELL TAIL ALABAMA, with 50k SAVED, car paid for & can take a trip to NY whenever oppose to staying in NY/LA paying 3,500 a month on a APT(making somebody rich)..with most likely not even 5k saved, working double 😂😂😂

[@wge621]

@@Shay-33 that's nice. For me money isn't everything, so I gravitate to big cities because I just love the experience of living there so much more. Plus you do make a lot of money living in big cities if you're frugal with your spending. I've been able to pay off $200k in student loans and now have high yield investments and no debt, which I would have never been able to do in a small town with my career

[@erichill612]

LOL! But it's true, for the single price of those overpriced NYC apartments you can by yourself a piece of property, build your own home and live very well and I live in Louisiana and depending on where you live in Louisiana, your only concern is Hurricane season.

[@wge621]

@@erichill612 oh yeah for sure, but again, I would never have been able to pay off my debts if I lived in a small town or in a rural part of the world, the salaries just aren't high enough. Plus I just get on with city people better, everyone is different. As I get older, I'm getting more interested in having more space and living somewhere a little less busy, but it definitely wouldn't have been the financially smart move for me after college.

[@TheUncommonBeauty]

😆

[@bunnirabbit2019]

They never go to lower income apts/homes. Show what it’s like to live for people on the lower income side. 2200-3500 is entirely too much money as a happy medium for rent. Also not including light, gas, and water. That needs to be discussed as well.

[@AngelMartinez-mz6ft]

Yup i live in Manhattan and many people i know pay less than $2k fot their whole apt

[@wge621]

You know why? They want to attract high earning viewers. You make more money on KZbin by attracting viewers who make more and are therefore more likely to spend money on the ads.

[@lsamoa]

@@wge621 If you had money though, would you be shopping through youtube?

[@wge621]

@@lsamoa shopping through KZbin? As in watching KZbin? Yes, wealthy people watch KZbin, they also use the rest of the internet as well! Crazy, I know. Not that I would consider myself wealthy, I make about $110k plus bonuses, but it's way more than I could have expected to make (and save) if I stayed in the suburbs

[@lsamoa]

@@wge621 Missing the point entirely...

[@infini.tesimo]

What I want to know is how or what these people do to make money in one of the most expensive places in the world and how much is their annual salary? These are the real questions.

[@whatever6796]

rich parents

[@kamilgulai]

@Fuzzybucket if its from parents wealth, they would probably have their own place

[@infini.tesimo]

@Fuzzybucket my question to you and others saying parents is do you think it's that hard to get a job that pays enough to live like that? In all seriousness. They mentioned they have roommates but make enough to still pay that amount...something doesn't make sense here.

[@tedlovejesus]

ASSUMPTIONS

[@latoyalewis]

Not necessarily the parents - we make a lot in NYC to keep up with the cost of living 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@parisa9resident456]

Loved that the last guy pointed out the Star Wars Memorabilia as if it was an apartment upgrade. May the force be with him...

[@robertcortez8139]

Thank you, I'm never moving to New York

[@dhruvadeshmukh1248]

😂😂

[@NinoMezzy]

As someone from New York you should😭

[@kushal4956]

if u make 7-10K per month it shudn't be a problem

[@rowanlafontaine675]

The library card side table is so so beautiful! I love that

[@karenlucci2154]

#1 apartment is gorgeous!!

[@orsors2129]

I want this guy to come and organize my place.

[@SweetTsMusic]

This "tour" didn't even go to Harlem, Queens or The Bronx, where the rent is WAY more competitive in price. These areas are the most expensive consistently (Upper West Side), or are expensive due to gentrification (pretty much all of Brooklyn). Buzzfeed, please do more to have a well-rounded representation of the cities you feature!

[@nenaj1]

Yeah and these people aren't even native New Yorkers. Just out of town hipsters 🙄

[@lalideni]

No, no. Once Buzzfeed starts doing videos in your neighborhood, it’s all downhill. Keep the hipsters in Brooklyn.

[@MsDesiree39]

pple want to see apts that are nice to see online, let's be real

[@futasupastah]

Dru Lopez it is to New Yorkers 😂

[@diorgirl8523]

Please don’t let the hipsters come to queens

[@hilda4199]

The last guy is so nerdy and cute! Also, keep making these videos please, it's so entertaining!

[@rosiehill4096]

The baby Stonehenge is epic👏👏👏

[@Isha-cm4ir]

Need to know who the guy is with a whole barista set up in his room. I love it.

[@mpete0273]

I know right?! Amazing

[@preityb200]

he don't want to share his special coffee with his room mate.......i can understand!

[@ccccallum]

In Europe/Australia, that isn't that uncommon - you can get those machines starting at around $50 up to $1000s.

[@debbiekeating8902]

I’m a native NYEr, all the places were great. I like the last guy, so I want to validate his place, not to say everyone wasn’t great, they all seemed super nice. The cost of living is higher, but sometimes so are the opportunities. And NY offers culture that might not be accessible in other places. NYS has mountains, the ocean and one of the premier cities of the world. Museums, history, opera and ballet not to mention a few.

[@dominoeharlee4454]

I hate living here, I work a full time job (40+ hours a week) and can't afford my own place without roommates. I don't want roommates, so I'm still living with my folks.

[@AM-er9oi]

Imagine working 40+ hours and paying 2200 for an apartment, all you do is sleep there 😂😂. Its not better here in London thou 😬

[@fnihp30]

Chicago is a better alternative. You can live alone and easily afford an apartment like apartment # 1 in the vid.

[@josetheboss913]

Its not better here in kansas city either 😭

[@moyaprescod7739]

Girl tell me About it.

[@ayishakhadija9604]

same with me

[@yari139]

No way in hell I’m paying $2200 for half of an apartment and I don’t even get my own bathroom?! Nope. Nope. Nope.

[@shadowzach00]

Here i was complaining about paying 550 a month for my 1 bedroom apartment lol

[@H20fanatic20]

Exactly that..eff that

[@Jenny-zz8uc]

actually....considering its nyc... i thought it was a good deal

[@user-tt5xj5ib1e]

Unfortunately you have to go where the work is and a lot of professional jobs are based in NYC.

[@Flashphotography15]

I'm not sure what happened here in NYC. But the rent was never this exasperating. I remember you could get a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom for 2k-3k a month. Then these investment firms came in, bought a lot of real estate up, and everything went down hill from there. Rent quadrupled, apts got smaller, etc

[@mariebernier3076]

Thought you said you didn't know what happened. I bought $80,000 in Ft. Greene Bklyn, 19 yrs ago, still only pay $1800 month, worth $800,000 now. 850 sq ft.

[@milsy2091]

Inflation not to mention all the white people moving in for a couple of years that can afford higher rates, the landlords see that and then all of sudden want to charge more displacing people that have actually lived here all their lives, and will continue to do so. But also inflation because everything goes up every now and then

[@eattherich9215]

@@milsy2091: yep. Bed-Stuy became a victim as did Flatbush. Solid working class, mixed nationality neighbourhoods are being colonised by those who cannot afford the chi-chi areas.

[@exspencivve]

lol *says doesnt know what happened then proceeds to explain XD

[@bellablow4287]

It's called gentrification

[@crustyclothes]

You can always tell when some non-NYers make a video about NYC. NYC's largest borough is QUEENS. Also, there is more to NYC than the same old expensive neighborhoods you continue to show.

[@phylishac]

exactly!

[@thatgirlinitaly]

THANK YOU!! I had to make a comment. Queens is the largest borough. They don’t even fact-check. Wonderful “journalists” making an error not even 30 seconds into the video.

[@nkwari]

Yes. Since there are so many movies made about Brooklyn, they never heard of Queens.

[@ycplum7062]

Queens is larger by square miles, but Brooklyn has the largest populous.

[@bixierin951]

I love seeing other people’s vintage finds, it’s always so exciting

[@dawnjohnson1965]

I live in the DFW area and I can't help but laugh and clench my southern pearls when someone is paying over 4k for an apartment. Bless your heart

[@posheditor]

"clench my southern pearls" 😂

[@mariebernier3076]

Well, fake-nice 'belle', my Brooklyn coop value jumped from $80,000 in 2000 to $850,000 now, so you can release your fake pearls. My monthly mortgage +maint = $1800. The South will always be, well...racist and slow. I'm White and grew up in the South, at least here people will tell you what they really think. Enjoy.

[@2012brycer]

@@mariebernier3076 calm down there, tiger. You paying $1800/month for your apartment still doesn’t change the fact that people now are paying $4000, so what’s your point?

[@jarritos257]

I’m not a Star Wars fan but people who collect obscure rare things from their favorite movies are my kind of people and the last apartment is gorgeous!

[@kk-fl4pb]

I'm going to leave the basic-level complaints to others ("Why do they live in NYC...it's so expensive?!") and just say it's nice to take a virtual vacation during COVID. Dakota's Jar Jar love is hilarious....😅 Stephen's view is amazing! And Kemi's library card table was well done...👌

[@DiamondFlame45]

"No dishwasher, no laundry, and no outdoor space" just to keep prices average?! That's insane. And most reasonable places, those amenities are expected! It's like these cities are forcing you to spend money.

[@SanjitT]

The city doesn't do anything. It's basic supply and demand.. In the part of the city he lives, there is a very limited amount of supply. Hence the price.

[@jamesrichey2434]

i had to stay at a Hilton, because of a flight problem in washington d.c. a few years ago, i mean this was the executive suite or something, king size bed, huge room, i found out that it didn't come with free internet. you had to pay like some insane amount for it for just one night! and it struck me, i could've stayed at a motel 6 or a holliday inn or something and gotten that for free lol. makes ya wonder

[@rebekka8887]

Can you explain to a confused German why these people don't just buy their own washing machine and/or dishwasher and put it in their apartments? Is it not allowed? Are the connections for the devices not in the apartments?

[@TruthFilledLies]

Rebekka it can be done sometimes if the hookups are there or there are some models with just hook up to the sink and use its water. However, sometimes it requires approval from the landlord and may not be worth having such large devices if space is limited.

[@vianjelos]

@@rebekka8887 if the landloard or community pays for the water, then they sometimes dont want you to have laundry machines even portable ones that dont use too much water...but if you pay for the water yourself then you can either get a small unit if you have a hook up, or a portable one that people use for RVs..but I dont think a lot of people know about them.

[@SanskarWagley]

Queens is the largest borough by size, Brooklyn is largest by population

[@Jatanabell]

@sanskar wagley Thank you!

[@MonchitoPutito]

i came here looking for this comment 😤🔪 bish get it right

[@seriouslythinkabout647]

THANK YOU. Arghhhhh...

[@nubijones8177]

My savings depleated just watching this video

[@heartsatry4280]

For the last guy,i like where you live alot.

[@k6num24]

I lived in NYC for several years, hard for young people to save money but the ROI includes the memories / experiences of living in such an extraordinary and unique city and the career opportunities that you are exposed to by working in an extremely competitive / selective environment

[@veylook]

Most New Yorkers: “You have a laundry machine?!”

[@milsy2091]

That would be a blessing LOL

[@evojayy117]

why’s it rare to have a laundry machine in nyc?

[@jarritos257]

The Bed-Stuy apartment is STUNNING she did an incredible job decorating!

[@crt5037]

would love to see some videos on apartments in Latin American cities!

[@marianabarrera492]

Ohh honey, living here is great !

[@leandravallejo1]

Yes!! Chile pls!! :)

[@tatsf]

Bed Stuy gets my vote, and Kemi has done a great job of designing and decorating! $1250 per person is a great deal. Fireplaces, dishwasher, and washer/dryer, AC in multiple rooms! This one is a keeper to me! (of course I'm in SF... so $1250/person is a decent deal).

[@katarinavizina3919]

For people who may be wondering how someone else other than "young professionals" or people from Wall Street live in NYC...well, my family of six (2 adults, 4 kids) rents a 3BR, only partially renovated since 1960s apartment (some windows are still original 1920s and it's CRAZY drafty in there) in a 2-family house in Astoria (neighborhood in Queens 10-15min to Manhattan on the subway) and we pay $2,200 a month + utilities. 775sq feet, no washing machine, no dryer, no dish washer, family income under $100,000. And THAT is CHEAP for our neighborhood. We're artists, so we're pretty happy to be here anyway. :)

[@lifeextensiontechnologiesg1854]

I decided to leave NYC when I realized that my apartment Rent increases were getting higher Than my job raises.

[@aobsidian]

Whenever these types of videos are made and they focus on Manhattan it's never past 96st. They don't talk about the Bronx (which has some very spacious apartments and gets a bad rep), Queens is forgotten even though the living situation is so diverse (homes, apartments, townhouses, etc). It's always Brooklyn but only the part next to the city and Manhattan from 96st (103 AT MOST) and under.

[@luvzdogz]

Dakota, using the over door shoe storage for tools and things is a great idea! I live in a single family house but don't have a garage, finding a practical space for those items is always a struggle. I love that idea!

[@saturn4rchive]

I know the reason why these are so expensive but I'm always blown away regardless, it's so crazy to me that people pay those exorbitant prices for tiny spaces that don't have any appliances aside from fridge and stove most of the time, but then again I've always wanted to live in New York even knowing rent prices so I can't blame them lol

[@freakmeoutwillu]

All the boys in this video are super organised!

[@freakmeoutwillu]

@AsalArjuna so did everyone else but they clearly didn't bother

[@Dorism541]

Loving that last Star Wars apt especially the light up globe.

[@lidymafort]

I already commented on other videos but I'll do it again: can you guys make one of those about Stockholm and Helsinki?

[@lsamoa]

OK but not just Södermalm and Gärdet when it comes to Stockholm. They'd need to visit Rinkeby, Kista and Solna too for an actual sense of what it's like to live in there, and not just stick to postcard housing.

[@jasonlampa]

Yes!!! I've stayed in a couple of Airbnbs and friend's places in those cities and I would absolutely love to move into apartments like those

[@andrieaguilar5650]

all of these apartments are warm and cozy :)

[@christineb8148]

I live in a vintage floor-thru railroad and loved the Bed-Stuy apartment. Definitely had some upgrades to mine (although they are of similar vintage) like in unit laundry, tub, and more closets but its always a tradeoff for charm in an older apartment here. I have pressed tin ceilings instead of ceiling fans and old pocket doors instead of closets I guess :-)

[@goodjob6582]

Love the Brooklyn apartment !! So modern and chic

[@chrisgaddy8672]

This is why i moved out of New York!!!! Hella expensive for nothing. That kind of money per month should be a mortgage on a house with way more space.

[@fnihp30]

So true!!!!

[@mpete0273]

Yes and no. If you get a cheap flat and put the savings into the stock market you can do just as well as if you had owned a house.

[@GadgetsGearCoffee]

@@mpete0273 only part with that that stresses me out is moving and rent going up or being kicked out cuz the landlord wants to sell or wtv. I prefer buying a place not for an investment but for security and ease of mind. Unfortunately, selling to foreigners is big business and probably gets the economy turning (construction etc) so. People who actually live in the city get priced out.

[@AthenaAshleyBates]

WOW! The decor is next level.

[@evamariqe3419]

NYC isn’t just Manhattan and Brooklyn. Where is Queens? Where is the Bronx? And where is the one everyone forgets, Staten Island?!

[@dionnefrancis-brown1533]

The poor in NYC are being priced out of their community that’s so sad.

[@suem7172]

Apt 1 for the view, 2 for the character and coziness and 3 for the location.... and Star Wars Collectibles.

[@kabyashreepathak4798]

the last apartment was the best. Super chill and effective use of space

[@treehouse2902]

The apartments shown were superclean and gorgeous.

[@novacentorium4943]

why no apartments in Staten Island or Queens? They don’t have as big of a housing crisis as Manhattan or Brooklyn.

[@kristellebatchelor7888]

Hope you can make a San Diego version!! Would love to be a part of it 😊 I’m such a huge BuzzFeed fan!

[@User-os4mk]

Honestly the rent is similar to SF, so I'm not that surprised.

[@indigoinarritu6096]

I was going to say the same thing.

[@bonniem3754]

LA’s not far behind. Try Santa Monica. Crazy expensive

[@averiprice7023]

If you havent already... you should do Montréal, love this series!

[@Hollis_has_questions]

I love all of these apartments! I was born in Bed-Stuy and although we moved to Long Island when I was only 4, we had aunts, uncles and cousins in Queens and Coney Island, friends in Brooklyn, and my mom’s parents still in Bed-Stuy, in a wonderful two-story house with front and back yards, and two matching stone lions in front! Two items really stood out in this episode: the flamingo desk chair (righteous!) and that adorable miniature Stonehenge! LOL, y’all! Plus, that last place, on the Upper West Side, has amazing views and is walking distance from my favorite amusement park in the whole world: the American Museum of Natural History!!! Hello, NYC and Brooklyn, I miss you very very much.

[@janedoe805]

Hi Dakota, l love your Homemade Stonehenge, that grass looks pretty realistic. 😊

[@jasmineliketheflower5861]

I would to also know what their professions are

[@amapparatistkwabena]

Brian's apt is amazing. I love the history of the pretty lady's video, and the last guy's apartment was also nice---and surprisingly not pricey given his location.

[@MrayaRocks]

"Here is a mannequin that I put a Darth Vader helmet on. Don't ask." hahahahahahah he is great

[@deadringer2349]

Wow. With that money, you could rent a super mansion here in the philippines.....and then some.

[@katerinafeiglova7886]

same in Czechia :D

[@kelseybee123]

Zsa Zsa teleported at least twice in this video. 😂😂 I love Kemi's apartment though. Very cute.

[@choncord]

Was that little bathroom in the final video designed for an oompah loompah???😄

[@Augsterful]

💀💀💀

[@calvinjefferson9061]

The Bed Stuy Apartment is really nice,love the kitchen and the fake Fireplace.

[@norabacsi3302]

4400$ for renting is insane. I can live in a 5 star hotel from this price in my country for a month . . . . . . . . and this includes food too

[@kt3513]

I live here in Washington DC pay only 1,500 month 3 bed room 2 bathrooms

[@MrSincerity88]

Omg in what neighborhood?!

[@4islandbeauty]

Stop it that's crazy cheap

[@mg.5968]

As a renter? You must be talking about a group house situation. So you rent a room for $1,500 in a three bedroom/two bath apartment. I suppose you have two other roommates who also pay about $1000 a month to rent the other bedrooms as well. Cause I live in DC and you can maybe get a one bedroom depending on the neighborhood for $1,500. Unless your apartment is government subsidized there is no way you have a 3 bedroom/two bathroom apartment for 1,500 as a renter in DC. Maybe in Maryland and Virginia you can swing that, but those numbers don't add up for me.

[@lalauo]

@@mg.5968 yeah there’s a catch here DC is wildly expensive as well

[@1213kira]

Dang xD 4400 a month?! Omg I work 2 jobs and I don't even make that much a month

[@SEH221]

Dakota with that 1999 Jar Jar cup AND a Hank Green poster??! Sir!!! That is *the* vibe!!

[@kellybryson7754]

Love, love, love the rug. What is the Enterprise thing hanging next to the knives?

[@thispak]

Are you guys still doing this series? I'd love to show you my condo in Toronto, we have a lot of that in Canada.

[@kdaislikee]

How do we submit our apartments?! would love to see my place featured

[@andywood5699]

All three places were nice. I did get some Sheldon and Leonard vibes from the last place. lol.

[@gillianbrookwell1678]

Beautiful apartments; I wish I'd toured the world in the 1970's instead of getting married; I would have loved to have visited Europe, the United States, and especially New York City.

[@MsTeeBee1023]

This format is so much better!

[@nikkuchoudhary9960]

1 apartment honestly it’s nice. I have never seem boys apartment with such a amazing dacor and surprisingly super clean

[@abialeonce2149]

I need one for germany and Korea

[@E1lem]

Thank you, now all my lights are green :)

[@lisaspikes4291]

My nephews would love the last apartment in Manhattan! They’re big Star Wars fans! 😆

[@johnnyofthesticks7260]

New York is very expensive :(

[@XeonIsWeird]

makes me appreciate my house in Chicago

[@johnnyofthesticks7260]

@@XeonIsWeird Chicago is very expensive too!

[@XeonIsWeird]

@@johnnyofthesticks7260 at least it's not Hong Kong !!!!

[@johnnyofthesticks7260]

@@XeonIsWeird or Monaco. I wish I could live some day in NY.

[@foreverbrit97]

Kemi got a GREAT steal! Even though its in bedstuy, but still

[@Shay-33]

I’d rather pay a mortgage or buy a foreclosure property! I just couldn’t see myself paying thousands for a little apartment 😂but then again i grew up poor& saving money is my lifestyle!

[@erichill612]

I so agree

[@Amatersuful]

i just buy a piece of land get my self a kit home.

[@mariebernier3076]

I bought a Brooklyn apartment in 2000 for $80,000, was just earning $45,000. Now worth $850,000. This video is not reality. Many poorer people here, all kinds of situations that are good!

[@johngonzalez3753]

I would also love to know what these people do for a living to be able to afford living in these homes.

[@dm1kh1]

Do these people know they don’t have to live like this?!?!? $3500/ no dishwasher, no laundry... you buggin! NYC is not that dope to live like this.

[@rebeccadsouza9128]

Mannequin Skywalker ... that's genius! ;P

[@MrBeketibor]

I love Zsazsa, the dog ❤️

[@Jamaican_queen25]

Just to keep the price relatively average? 3,350 This is crazy to me. I know they get paid a little more there but man..

[@norf2690]

No laundry in the building?! Bruh you're in NYC! I remember living in a sans laundry townhouse in Toronto and it was hell when you learn we have 6 months of winter every year. I ended up handwashing my clothes every 2-3 days throughout the year

[@yoonie8339]

Gosh!! I'm imagining the awesome view from my home.

[@teddyslibrary]

Forty-four hundered dollars?!?

[@Dashingdiva73]

I was coming to say the same thing! Jeees!🙄

[@nickisirnemark9759]

yeah it's expensive, but did you see that view?

[@almightydawnthegreat]

Yeah, i don't make that in a month. I guess there's some cities I just afford to live in

[@nicolewilson4058]

The apartment is very expensive because it is a luxury hi-rise building and the location/view.

[@naomi5086]

Using the shoe holder for storage of miscellaneous items is really smart

[@anajosephaj]

I just moved from NY because its wayy to expensive.....I loved the shopping and restaurants but at the end of the day I needed to save money...so the money I was paying in rent I'll be paying less in mortgage.....but I'll be visiting NY again.....😊😊

[@555samantha]

Where did you go?

[@anajosephaj]

@@555samantha VA....😊

[@bonniem3754]

The guys apt is so clean and neat. I have 2 sons in their age group, and they don’t keep their rooms that nice at all.

[@G2010J]

For those that love the city, this is a nice apartment. I'd rather go somewhere budget friendly and live in a big house than this tiny apartment though.

[@ronnielivv9807]

New York city 's largest borough is not Brooklyn. You must not be from N Y to even make that mistake. It's Queens. Brooklyn has more people than any borough.

[@foxroxy86]

I have that same flamingo chair!!! It’s so cute.

[@lits3212]

Star wars apartment is cool! 👍

[@kkn_d7194]

This videos i am binging right now, its like *architectural Digest* but for middle class or working adults

[@futasupastah]

All that furniture in the $2200 apartment looked craaaazy expensive

[@sharonkline6515]

Expensive but lovely.

[@SuperStatch]

so blessed I got a rent-controlled place on the upper west side 1300 for everything cable and utilities included

[@jon6309]

The guy for apartment #3 has the same taste as me. I am a Star Wars fan and I like geography and history.

[@juliaschaffer2720]

They should have gone to queens... like I live in Astoria and the apts are big way bigger.

[@douglasjgarcia6509]

Nooo let them stay there 😭 queens is for us

[@juliad5559]

Holy carp $4,440 a month for 2 bedrooms omgggggg Here in LA the most for 2 beds is at least $2,500 (from experience).

[@c2i2n2d2y2]

All of these are actually really good deals