<prompt> Human: Im deciding between two apartments, both exactly a half hour commute to work. One is 1,000mo for a nice studio in a swanky neighborhood, very close to groceries, shopping, and easier to get to neighborhoods my friends are in. The other is 600mo for a room in a 3 bedroom flat which is still very nice but I dont know the other roommates very well, theres no reasonably priced grocery nearby, and its about an hour commute to get to friends, bars, etc. I make 45K so theyre both within my price range but the studio is at the very top. The thought of having my own place in such a nice area is nice, but I dont know how justified it is when I could be saving 400mo or almost 5,000yr. I feel like Im leaning a bit towards the cheaper option, but can anyone offer more advice or reasoning behind either choice?EDIT: More budget info: I have no debts and budget breakdown is as follows:Groceries: 150Phone: 40Transportation: 100Restaurants: 50FunMisc spending: 100Health Insurance: 100Renters Insurance: 15prices for apartments include internet all utilities  <response>: Life isnt always about money. Living with roomates will add extra stress to your life even if you get along with them. I have horror stories of living with people with active arrest warrants and pill addictions and these problems only appeared a few months later. Ive also lived with some very friendly people as well. If you can afford I think the extra 400 a month is well worth living by yourself. 