Hello Steemians,
When you think of an expensive city what comes to mind? Overpriced meals, high rent for a shoebox size apartment, outrageous gas prices? Well this article will give you a small glimpse of the outrageous costs you will face if you ever visit Los Angeles.
Today, after work I was in need of a good place to do some work with fast internet and I happened to pass by a large sign that read cafe. Not being familiar with this location, I decided to give it a try. I usually would go to Starbucks, but a lot of Los Angeles' Starbucks decided to cover up the outlets; making it impossible to charge electronics (thanks Starbucks).
Upon entering I checked the hours of operation and to my surprise it was open until 5 am, which is great for me since I find myself working until the early morning hours. I always thought Starbucks was expensive until I looked at the menu in the cafe. Given I was already at the shop and didn't feel like leaving, I went ahead and ordered a smoothie which came out to be $9.00.
When you order a $9.00 smoothie you expect it to be one of the best smoothies you have ever tasted, BUT that was simply not the case. After taking the first sip, I couldn't help but feel ripped off.
After drinking a disappointing and overpriced smoothie, the rest of the cafe expierence was just like any other cafe; internet and kinda comfortable seating.
Things like $9.00 smoothies are just the tip of the iceburg of things expensive in LA. There are many other things such as you must pay for parking everywhere, grocery store bags cost money etc. Just imagine anything in your city x3 when you get to LA.
Even though LA is expensive, there are many things to do here, as well as a booming economy. Needless to say, you pay the price to live in the city of dreams.
City can be expensive some times but sometimes you find some hidden gems that save you so much. Just keep you eyes out for the blessings
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