Hey Monica! I lived in Seattle alone for just barely over $1000 a month last year. Studio 7 in University District has units as low as $1045 (including all utilities which you can use unlimited and never have your monthly cost go up, washer and dryer in unit as well) at 314sq ft. I did this when I first moved to Seattle because I didn't want roommates but my budget was tight! Loving your channel by the way!

@brooklyngirl89

4 жыл бұрын

Silvia Wood Thanks for this information! I’ve thought about moving to Seattle and hate sharing personal spaces with other people.

@travelclimb

4 жыл бұрын

I should have done what you did. We currently rent outside of Seattle, north of Bellevue, and for a 725 sq ft 1 bedroom place...we pay $1900 for everything. We have a view of all the mountains and I am close to work, but we could be saving so much. Ughhhhh...why does it have to be so pricey here.

@SilviaWood

4 жыл бұрын

@@travelclimb To be fair, you are getting much more space for your money than I was! My place was only 314 square feet and while I was able to make it cozy by adding shelving and getting rid of my giant bed for a futon, it was still not somewhere I'd wanna be forever. Your place sounds great so don't feel down about it! My unit had great window light but I didn't have a view of any mountains like you do!

@MrRyanMinnick

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I've been looking at the Microstudios there! Good to see someone who's lived in one.

@MegaNerdification

4 жыл бұрын

Is this low income housing? That’s cheaper than what I’ve seen

Child the south got me spoiled.

@ImHimEli

4 жыл бұрын

Facts 😂

@walkerfoster5535

4 жыл бұрын

What I was thinking this entire video 😩😂

@KaraIsabella

4 жыл бұрын

There's definitely hundreds of towns on the west coast that are just as affordable as the south (I know from experience), but the job market and atmosphere draws many to the city. It's definitely a choice, and I know now why (I love it out here)

@kthakilla9470

4 жыл бұрын

fr I live in a $1200/700 sq. Ft. studio in seattle n that is considered extremely cheap and unheard of. $1500/300 sq. Ft. Is standard. Like that's a $1500 bedroom fam.

@nemesiszer0708

4 жыл бұрын

I only recently realized just how cheap life in Texas is

I thought about moving to Seattle one day and this came just in time!

@missahmoo

4 жыл бұрын

You're blunt yet optimistic personality would fit in perfectly honestly

@colorfulcodes

4 жыл бұрын

Do it.

@z777z99

4 жыл бұрын

visit a few times first!! also the weather is trash, except for the couple summer months, so beware lol

@marikey6776

3 жыл бұрын

Omg Kellyyyyy I love your channel. Let’s be roommates. I promise I’m not like your dusty roommates in New York

@RoseGrace100

3 жыл бұрын

Heard it was all drugfilled homeless people now. They use the streets for a bathroom.

I find these vids so interesting since I'm 23 from Australia and looking to move out of home here soon, happy it's much cheaper! Xx

Personally I’d rather deal with a bit of traffic and pay more/have more personal space than pay $1,000 a month to live with a bunch of roommates. But to each their own I guess

@brenonthompson3987

4 жыл бұрын

It's like this anywhere within an hour drive of Seattle.

@planetsmasherrr

4 жыл бұрын

bman thompson I live within an hour drive of seattle lol

@violetruth4122

4 жыл бұрын

Same tbh

@bonniea8189

4 жыл бұрын

It all depends on the nature of the commute. An hour in bumper to bumper traffic is very different from a largely traffic-free commute.

I remember asking you where to live if I moved to the Seattle area, and you responded!! It never happened but it’s so coool to see what I would’ve been looking at if I were to of! Loving this series, I’m 24 and I’ve loved how you’ve grown up and evolved you content to match😇

i love this series and seeing what places around the world look like :)

I love these types of videos you and Shelby do!!!

Just to point out: I think the first girl might be paying the Seattle MFTE (limited income housing program) apartment price because I know one room in the 4 bedroom apartment definitely go for over $1000 a month regular price!

@cate13young

4 жыл бұрын

Anna I was gonna say, I went to UW and lived in a 5 bedroom 1 bath and paid $625, but it was a really run down place 😂

@Anna-ln1wx

4 жыл бұрын

cate13young I have been a UW student for a longgg time (undergrad and grad school) so I know the rental market in the U district pretty well too 😂

@LolWinniee

4 жыл бұрын

$625 for a nice renovated apartment in U-District?!!!! Definitely under the MFTE program

@BASESKIZL

4 жыл бұрын

cate13young in 04 I was paying $500 for a really run down bedroom in the udist. Then the landlord sold it and they raised the rents.

@SherryHuang611

4 жыл бұрын

My sister looked into the Parsonage and it’s $1,400 per room (in a 4 bedroom) for the 2020-2021 school year :/

You should do a video talking about the MFTE housing program that Seattle has! I live in Ballard and my rent is almost $1,000 less than what my apartment should be worth because of this program. I pay $1434, but my apartment usually rents for over $2,200. It's an open one bedroom and it's 644 square feet, plus there are lots of great amenities. In the MFTE the income limit is $57,000 to qualify to live in an MFTE unit. This is a great way for people who make a little less money to be able to live in Seattle!

@efroggys

4 жыл бұрын

mczag9 they are extremely hard to get though, the waitlists are crazy and your timing has to be perfect

@shoryusenkei3136

4 жыл бұрын

Tell me more that's awesome

@maryc915

4 жыл бұрын

Ethann I had no problem last year, and looking on Craigslist now there are dozens available

@shoryusenkei3136

4 жыл бұрын

@@maryc915 Thanks for the information

@particleinthewave8378

4 жыл бұрын

1400 a month is almost 50% of the take home pay of someone making the national average of 50k a year.still NUTS

I’m so early 🤩 Yay excited for this video!! I loveeee these! Gives me a nice idea of what’s around.

I love when you and Shelby do these kinds of videos!

I live in the other side of the world, High chance would never live in the US. But still watching this video anyway😂

@yoli893

2 жыл бұрын

Where do you live? South korea or japan? You like it?

Love these types of videos!! It's like HGTV without the stupid drama and with helpful tips :)

I've been watching your videos for MONTHS and just realized I wasn't subscribed?! Well, I am now! I'm especially enjoying your travel tip videos (budget traveling, finding cheap hotels, etc). Love from Katy, Texas :)

seattle got so insane so quick - moved there for college in 2011 where I lived in various three bedroom hosues in capital hill for ~500 dollars a month but that price rose each year. By 2015 it was insane if you could find anything under $1000 for a tiny space.

I love the last place. Embracing the old aesthetic rather than resenting not having new and modern. So cozy! Also basement apartments are so decent this part of the world, windows are so big

@claireo_o5873

Жыл бұрын

We’re currently holding Bible studies and fellowship online for all Believers. Let me know if you’re interested. 😊

Love the Seattle content! Excited for more!

I've been watching all these videos trying to wrap my head around people's expectations of the living situation around the world. I live in a two bedroom apartment with a small kitchen, tiny bathroom and a separate tiny toilet. I share a room with a 19 year old girl whom I met on Facebook and saw for the first time two days later, when we met with the landlord to sign the lease. The other room is taken by the sweetest 20 year old girl. We all share one closet, I keep my clothes on two shelves and they each have only one cause they say they don't need more space. Me and my roommate pay the equivalent of around $120 per month (it's 450 in the Polish currency), and we have two single beds, two small desks, a coffee table and some pretty limited storage space. It's not ideal, but it works for us and many other people at unis. Dorms are even cheaper, and it blows my mind, when I put that into perspective, that getting a dorm at my uni costs under $100 😮

@KaraIsabella

4 жыл бұрын

Wow that's cheap. What are the average wages like?

so confused at first since I just saw Dior in a cut video 😂😅

@hailiemontgomery5081

4 жыл бұрын

OMG same here girl

@chelseaandrews2875

4 жыл бұрын

Alyssa Turner i thought the same thing!! cut is filmed in Seattle!!

@ashleyl2475

4 жыл бұрын

I just watched one yesterday!

@nataliegranados5178

4 жыл бұрын

ME TOO

your friend's vibe is ammmaaazzziinnggg!!!! love it and her place

Getting ready to move from Texas to the Redwood Oakwood apartment building in Seattle. $1,050 a month for a micro studio. Your videos have been great for reference points on different options of living in the area.

The first apartment is legit. Its cheap and the living room and kitchen looks really modern.

Thanks for sharing this! This will be a great help to all people who are planning to visit/move to Seattle. 👍

I love that last place- especially the way the girl decorated her bedroom. It looks warm and cozy and reminds me of being at my grandparents.' Doesn't even feel like an apartment in the city

I love these type of videos! Would love to see these outside of Seattle tho! :)

These drone shots are amazing!

This top makes your eyes POP! Absolutely love it!

$700 a month to live with 8 other people?! Wtf? That is absolutely insane

I’m hoping to move to Seattle in the next year or two so these videos help me so much 😭

Hi Monica!!!!!! I love your vids sooo much!!! I also love that you are so positive!!! I hope you have a great day!

GRADITUDE for sharing Monica, low key sending you vibes that this is in preparation for that future VisitSeattleTV series [HEAVY HANDED HINT] It's very constructive to get the discussion going about living, moving & what are the expenses.

Omg its Christie! I love her KZread channel. I love your channel too. Seattle looks like such an amazing place to live.

Perfect!! Thanks for mentioning where we can find these offers

Isn't that the 'Dior' from the video on CUT's KZread channel?

I thought the $680 shared living option was SUPER nice... adorable and not a terrible cost for what you get. I lived in a similar setup in Bloomington, Indiana. So nice!

Grew up in wedgewood near the u district and went to school on Capitol Hill. Very interesting to see the prices now opposed to the late 80s lol. Thanks for sharing!

Glad this came in my reccomendation!

Yass! I was waiting for this video!! ❤️

I live in a studio in northern Beacon Hill Seattle that is 550 square feet and has a private entrance, laundry, dish washer, heated floors, a cool garage door, full kitchen etc. it’s a really nice apartment, it’s $1390. I really love it. Some of these people definitely got a heck of a deal but require to have one or two others with them. For mine for size, location and living alone, my rent is on the low end. I definitely could find cheaper but another thing I love about my apartment is that a designer made it specifically and it’s really well made and my landlords are so awesome. Another thing to consider is that being inner city often times = paying for parking which often times can be closer to $200 a month.

I love the vibe of this video.

I love your Seattle videos sm

I live in Oregon and we're seeing so much of this in Portland too. The prices are shooting up 😭

@Alyssaa948

4 жыл бұрын

I pay 1500 in Portland! It's a pretty nice place, but still 🤦🏽‍♀️

@carib5423

4 жыл бұрын

Same with Boise!

@cable30

4 жыл бұрын

At some point u get priced out of the area for a cheaper area to move to any. i can only guess u pay more for what u get for living in the area. like cali, u pay for the weather they say but still cost of living goes up and cause u to move out of area or out of state any.

@city_hippie1017

4 жыл бұрын

Move to jersey its insane

@youngapollo7703

4 жыл бұрын

Same with Denver

Beautiful drone footage!

I've found that if you are okay with not having a bathtub you can find a studio with a shower only for $1000 or less in many different Seattle neighborhoods

love seeing a new video!

Really useful Monika 🙏

Your hair looks soooo good in this video!!

Wow it never crossed my mind to use FB to look for apartments lol. Such a great tip!

4:35 hey it’s the girl from cut video “matching people to their name”!

I am looking to move to Seattle at some point within this or next year and this video has came up in clutch 🤩

love Seattle soooo much!! there’re lots of nice people!!😊🧡

Omg that first unit we saw was literally right next to my apartment! I pay 1200 for a really cute, old world charm studio, you could see the brick building my building is kind of connected to out the window in the clip where she's in the car at the beginning! I wish I could show you my unit one of these times.. or could have at least run into you! been watching since before you moved to LA:)

@z777z99

4 жыл бұрын

just a reminder to be careful about putting your whereabouts on the internet!! 💜

@sadiecowan9413

3 жыл бұрын

I would edit this to be less specific! Its advertising the location of your home, not a great idea!

sedona christina!! i love a good crossover episode😭🙌

That blue shirt really brings out your eyes! I love the video, but I was just thinking that the entire time LOL

Hi Monica, I would love to know more about the different districts of Seattle, or even just the most popular for young professionals and couples with no kids who like to go out. I'm looking at moving in the next year from another major city and trying to find an area that's comparable with decent night life, good restaurants, coffee shops, parks etc. Just an idea for a topic to cover! Thank you for all the helpful content so far!!!

This was so cool!

Great video! And wow it's Sedona Christina! I would so watch a collab between you guys, like watch her walk around your place and zero-waste-ify it haha

I’ve always dreamt of living in Seattle one day!

yay! Seattle! I'm moving back next month but more looking for what I can get for 600$ in Seattle haha (suburbs though) this video gave me hope

Appreciate some dope content .. procrastination just got easier lol

Just got back from Seattle. (last night) Back in New Hampshire. Fun times.

Thank you for this! I'll be interning in Seattle soon and I'm clueless where to start looking and what pricing is like.

Nice video and very informative and very entertaining and very satisfaction more videos.

Oh my goodness I follow Christy! (Sedona Christina) I love her videos, so it was such a pleasant surprise to see her pop up! :)

@sierrathomas5489

3 жыл бұрын

Same here!! I was so excited to see her pop up too!

Thanks Monica, useful information. I will be moving next month to Seattle, I will be working at the airport what area would you recommend with about a max 15-20 min commute? I hope to stay around $1500 a month.

You are looking so HEALTHY ❤️

In comparison to NYC pricing, this looks great!!

Can't wait to move back to Seattle!!

Is the Dior girl thesame one who was in the "guess my name" video by CUT?

The nice part if living in the rural area of NC is that you can rent a whole house for 1,000 a month!

Your hair looks so great!!

you performed it well. that was helpful

Finally a Seattle youtuber

love the video🥰

I must be crazy....does she say she paid 700 dollars living with 8 people????? If that was divided fairly rent was 5600!!!!!! That is NOT reasonable

@robinmarshall5789

4 жыл бұрын

i mean, thats a 9 bedroom apartment/house

@chrissorensen96

3 жыл бұрын

It's a shared house. We had a 3 bedroom, 1 bath attic apartment in the U-District for $800. Every room downstairs was singularly rented out.

Cool vid kidd.

Thanks for doing this! Currently looking into moving to Seattle. I live closer to Tacoma right now. :D

make a video about the weather of seattle. Everybody talks about how seattle is the rainiest place in the US, also some say that washington is the least sunny place in the country

@breel4769

4 жыл бұрын

Cole Harvey it’s definitely grey, cold and rainy like 9 months out of the year. I was born and raised in the PNW so I’m used to it but I know a lot of people that struggle when they move up here.

@olhaserhiychuk8616

4 жыл бұрын

Eastern Washington is actually very sunny and almost no rain, but Seattle is so darn gray and rainy most of the times...

@82leegary

4 жыл бұрын

It is currently June and the sun is still struggling to break out and the temp struggles to reach 70. Pathetic

@yahyoubetchaa

3 жыл бұрын

I was not bothered by the winters because I'm used to the cold and lack of sunlight from living in NYC. I much prefer the PNW because there's plenty of space and nature access unlike NY! Anyone that's used to colder winters should not have an issue living in Seattle. Beware though if you are moving from Cali, Florida, any warm and sunny climate

Hi Monica! 💝Thank you for an amazing and informative video. Do you mind if you get a chance to make a video on sharing general tips how to move to Seattle? How much money should I save? Also, I have a bachelors degree, Major Mass Communication. . Do you think it is difficult to find a job once I’m there? Because I don’t get responds cuz I’m in FL.

Seattle's awesome! I grew up there as well

how do you find people in Seattle willing to show off their apartment/home? do they come to you?

@autumnbluemoon99

4 жыл бұрын

I went on roommiematch.com and that's how I found the roommate I'm currently with. There's people on there that are either looking to find a place with someone or they have extra space that they're trying to rent out so that might be a good site to try

love the vid but also OMG UR LASHES I LOVE

What camera do you use to record your videos? They are amazingly crisp.

Stay safe and healthy. ❤

I can't believe how much the rent is now days for rentals in Seattle. I remember my ant complaining about paying $650.00 a month for a three bedroom house in Seattle. But that was years ago.

bruh i lived in the older dorms for a year at UW. almost $1000/month is that it added for residence and i shared one tiny a$$ room with 2 other ppl. it was horrible.

Omg. I love Christine channel. Also a Seattle resident. Yes rent is terrible here

Awesome, always love this style of vids, who else??

you should do one in vancouver since it's so close!

This intro was great!

The last place is exactly my style and taste 😍

Hey Monica, could you share your thoughts about the virus in Seattle? Would like to get the perspective of someone that actually lives there. I will be going in April and wanted to know if it was serious or not - better safe than sorry.

Can someone tell me where I can get a bed like hers as a final consumer? Looks like it has reinforced metal rungs in the head and foot boards to adjust the height. Can't find a retail online; only wholesalers who sell to colleges, campgrounds, and military bases.

Good video Monica

Lived in uw area (u district) the past 3 years bc it’s so damn cheap. I’ve moved to green lake now but i will say if you’re getting started her u district is the way to go.

This video kinda makes me want some follow up student debt content

I live down in Florida where it is hot I’m still young but when I’m older I want to move up north to New York Seattle or Alaska.Thanks for the great tips

I`m in OC Southern California. I pay 1466.00 for a typical garden apartment. This apartment was 600.00 when I moved in back in 1992 when I came back from a stint in the Marines. Lots of New apartments all around me, but they start at 2000 for the one bedrooms.

Hi , do you have any recommended studio apartment in seattle , like a $700 - $900 because my budget its not too big , Thank You