which is a better city: Chicago or New York?

crazyquik · Feb 12, 2009

Originally Posted by samantha360

I love NY! I've herd great things about Chicago but never been there. But I've lived in NYC and the crime isn't as bad as people say and their is always something to do.

Work to pay rent?

ArliHawk` · Feb 12, 2009

Chicago for me. But I did grow up in the Midwest.

Milhouse · Feb 14, 2009

From my time spent in both cities, I can honestly say that they are both nice to visit. I can't say that I'd want to live in either city for any extended period of time. I think 2 years is probably my limit.

Domindart · Feb 14, 2009

I am interested in NY. I like the culture there. From what Ive seen in pictures and tv. And I want to move somewhere I can pursue my arts (visual arts or maybe entertainment). And have places to go at odd hours .

Bill Smith · Feb 14, 2009

I have to choose?? As a visitor to both NYC and Chicago I love them both for different reasons.

Crane's · Feb 15, 2009

I spent nearly 40 years of my life living and playing around Chi town. You can keep New York, It's over rated all the way. Anyway Chicago pizza is way better than NY's hands down so there. LOL.

gdl203 · Feb 15, 2009

Originally Posted by Crane's

I spent nearly 40 years of my life living and playing around Chi town. You can keep New York, It's over rated all the way. Anyway Chicago pizza is way better than NY's hands down so there. LOL.

You're a master of sarcasm and irony. Wait....

nate10184 · Feb 15, 2009

Spent a good amount of time in both and I'd give the edge to Chicago. Even being familiar with NY I always feel a little suffocated by the cost of living there. From rent to drinks to transportation, I get overwhelmed with how much it costs just to subsist there.

Unlike Dallas or Atlanta, Chicago still feels like a big city (public transportation, shopping, restaurants) but doesn't cost as much as NY. NY clearly has more to offer but I don't know if it justifies the difference in cost.

gdl203 · Feb 15, 2009

I spend a lot of time in Chicago for business and I really like the city. I like the pace of Chicago, especially when the weather is good. I'm not sure affordability is a great winning point though - I never really felt that things were that much cheaper there for comparable service/quality/etc...

nate10184 · Feb 15, 2009

Originally Posted by gdl203

I spend a lot of time in Chicago for business and I really like the city. I like the pace of Chicago, especially when the weather is good. I'm not sure affordability is a great winning point though - I never really felt that things were that much cheaper there for comparable service/quality/etc...
Really? Maybe its just in my head but I feel like everything is cheaper in Chicago and my friends who have moved there from NY seem to feel the same way. Hell my 23 y/o buddy bought a roomy 2 bedroom condo in the west loop and walks in to work when the weather is good. That would be unthinkable in NY.

JayJay · Feb 15, 2009

Originally Posted by gdl203

I spend a lot of time in Chicago for business and I really like the city. I like the pace of Chicago, especially when the weather is good. I'm not sure affordability is a great winning point though - I never really felt that things were that much cheaper there for comparable service/quality/etc...
I don't find Chicago to be cheaper, either. Sales tax alone, especially in the Michigan Avenue area, runs higher than NYC.

gdl203 · Feb 15, 2009

Originally Posted by nate10184

Really? Maybe its just in my head but I feel like everything is cheaper in Chicago and my friends who have moved there from NY seem to feel the same way. Hell my 23 y/o buddy bought a roomy 2 bedroom condo in the west loop and walks in to work when the weather is good. That would be unthinkable in NY.

No, I think you may be right on property and rents (although I'd say that people in NYC tend to obsess about certain Manhattan neighborhoods only, while there is a lot of affordable housing if you're willing to be just a few subway stops further). I am only referring to the costs I see there when I visit fors several days at a time and consume comparable things as I would in NYC (meals, drinks, cabs, etc...).

Flambeur · Feb 15, 2009

Unless money was no object, your lifestyle will be a lot more comfortable in Chicago. You can live pretty comfy on a 100K budget, while in NYC that would be pretty damn tough.

Connemara · Feb 15, 2009

I thought Chicago was very nice when I visited. I'd rather live in NYC, but I don't think I'd be unhappy in Chicago.

Then again, that winter weather is awful. I'm used to it as a Northeaster, but still...brrr.

itsstillmatt · Feb 15, 2009

Originally Posted by Flambeur

You can live pretty comfy on a 100K budget, while in NYC that would be pretty damn tough.

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