Enasha
June 3, 2016, 4:51pm
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Re: Moving to Chicago frn dubai and v confused
Cheap apartments in a city like Chicago are VERY hard to come across and if they do…they’re in bad neighborhoods. An apartment for $600-$700 is going to land you in an unfavorable area. Absolutely.
$45,000 a year is not enough for a family of 4 people…2 kids plus husband and wife. Factor in your healthcare costs, rent, utilities, commuting costs, etc.
Good school districts are very expensive to live in in Chicago and surrounding suburbs…these are highly coveted areas by everyone so finding a cheap living situation is difficult.
If you came here alone to start and your husband kept his current job until you got your bearings here, it might work but based on your salary alone…it will be hard.
We rented a **1 **bedroom apartment in a decent school district in the suburbs…$1,000 plus utilities. There was a 2 bedroom in our subdivision that went for $1300. And this is the suburbs…not even a particularly rich one…Glen Ellyn.
thanks for your reply. As of now, I do not know their decision. The HR has not approached me yet. I do not know where I stand at this point of time. Once they give me the offer letter we would be able to decide about housing and all. I didn’t understand you said school districts are expensive? Isnt school free for the kids?