May Be Studying in LA, What Kind of Budget?
Jun 7th 2010, 3:37 pm
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Re: May Be Studying in LA, What Kind of Budget?
Thanks man!
Jun 7th 2010, 3:44 pm
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Re: May Be Studying in LA, What Kind of Budget?
I have never owned a property, so I don't know how property tax goes. However, if you rent a place, you don't pay city/council tax. Utilities companies, however, may charge City tax in your bills each month (Cell Phone, Phone Line, Electricity, Gas companies all do that. Usually all the taxes and fees add up to about 10% more for the bills)
Jun 7th 2010, 3:47 pm
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Re: May Be Studying in LA, What Kind of Budget?
If you can find somewhere with parking, it should be easy and free (wel included in your rent).
Most new built housing has parking thesedays, i stayed in Hollywood with my husband for a few weeks and we found most flats come with underground parking and gym facilities, not sure how close it is to wher eyou want to be, but parking ispossible! i think there is off street parking too.
Most new built housing has parking thesedays, i stayed in Hollywood with my husband for a few weeks and we found most flats come with underground parking and gym facilities, not sure how close it is to wher eyou want to be, but parking ispossible! i think there is off street parking too.
Jun 7th 2010, 5:10 pm
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Re: May Be Studying in LA, What Kind of Budget?
My husband and i will be relocating soon, we already set aside a budget for an flat, which includes Parking and gym so we wont have to pay extra for them which is already something. But what else? in the UK, you should expect to pay council tax, car tax, insurance, utilities, phone, internet etc
Rental should include any taxes, but if your getting a condo/complex there probably extra management fees on top. Water/rubbish/sewage should be included.
Car will have insurance, initial sales tax, potential annual excise tax, registration, plates, inspection and title costs.
Cable/internet/phone would probably be cheaper with a bundle deal, what you get depends where you live, around $100-180 a month.
Mobile phone, depends what you get as a package and if you need data etc, probably $50-150 a month.
Jun 16th 2010, 2:48 am
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Re: May Be Studying in LA, What Kind of Budget?
Hey guys,
Next year or the year after (depending on when I finish my current course early or not) I am looking to go to LA and study at Le Cordon Bleu (I was originally going to do it in Paris but LA has a Degree which is better than the Paris offering of Diploma).
Basically I have worked out the cost of the course and getting there just not the living costs
I see apartments can go from $650 to thousands (Realtor.com) but I have no idea what I should expect for utilities in LA I am hoping that I can live on around $2,000 a month (including everything from apartment to lunches, although that looks like fairy tale land).
If it is cheaper to live outside LA and get a cheap car would that be better? or should I just stick to inside LA?
Thanks for reading and I hope I make enough sense
ML
Next year or the year after (depending on when I finish my current course early or not) I am looking to go to LA and study at Le Cordon Bleu (I was originally going to do it in Paris but LA has a Degree which is better than the Paris offering of Diploma).
Basically I have worked out the cost of the course and getting there just not the living costs
I see apartments can go from $650 to thousands (Realtor.com) but I have no idea what I should expect for utilities in LA I am hoping that I can live on around $2,000 a month (including everything from apartment to lunches, although that looks like fairy tale land).If it is cheaper to live outside LA and get a cheap car would that be better? or should I just stick to inside LA?
Thanks for reading and I hope I make enough sense
ML
