expensive, expensive, expensive. Everything costs too much. The average studio is $2k/mo. single rooms, no bath or kitchen, are $1k. Grocery stores are few and far between. The bus system is a nightmare. Streets are filthy. Weird people everywhere. I lived there for 21 months when I was 19 and 20, and it was exciting at the time, but the novelty quickly wears off, and you realize that you're in the middle of a very expensive city and have no money.