Living in New York City VS Los Angeles 

Which one do you guys prefer? NYC or LA?

I've lived in NYC for 6 yrs and LA for 3. LA is much better quality of living. But the two cities have diff purposes: 🏢 NYC is for becoming successful or GTFO. If you aren't working your ass off, you will get chewed up and spit out. 🌴 LA is for MAYBE becoming successful or you can just drive for uber and hang at the beach on the weekends.

LA for the weather, NYC for everything else 😆 love the vids Brett Conti!!! Biggest fan alert 😍

As an European I think I would feel more at home in NYC. Small houses, good public transport and a classic city center.

NYC all the way. Whatever you are into, there is always something that suits you. LA has a good weather but in life we need the changing seasons too. Having a blistering winter storm is fun too.

these two cities are like different worlds and both have their own beauty, that's crazy how there are so many different cities with such a different vibe just in one country

In LA, you can get the urban lifestyle in DTLA. Before covid, there were so many bars and restaurants in downtown LA, with Staples Center, LA Live, the Music Center, Grand Central Market, movie theaters, parks, and beautiful historic high rises all in walking distance. I get so tired of people who think LA is only the boring Westside. Downtown LA is great and so is Pasadena with access to the beautiful San Gabriel mountains. LA is just as much about the mountains and deserts as it is about the beach.

Maybe a video for normal ppl would be helpful. By normal ppl, I mean people working a regular 9 to 5 job... not everyone can afford a Telsa, or a house in LA.

The collab everyone never knew they wanted. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 excited to see this one

Born n raised in Brooklyn, NY. I love the changing seasons, especially fall. I love the food, particularly Caribbean food since I'm part Trinidadian lol....i also love driving, so I get in the car whenever I can and drive around various neighborhood.

I've lived in both. For me, the biggest difference is that NYC has more immediate appeal right off the bat, as where LA is an acquired taste. Many people will be turned off by LA's traffic and spread out cityscape, but once you get used to it, the city has serious charm. It's a perfect mixture of hustle and chill.

successful people don't become that way overnight .most people you see as a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life..

LA for weather, NYC for literally everything else. LA is too spread out - it takes hours to go anywhere.

Here's my anecdote: My friend lived in NYC for 5 years. He had very modest success as an entrepreneur, making close to 6 figures. He also had below average credit. During his time in Manhattan, the best living situation he could achieve was a rundown studio apartment shared with another person who was often out of town. Prior to that, he suffered through places with rat infestations, small apartments with multiple roommates, and due to his less than stellar credit, he often paid over 10k just to move into places. He was impressed and motivated by the skyscrapers, culture, wealth and women, but he often described his quality of life as "shit." Since moving to LA, he got a really nice one bedroom apartment in West Hollywood (prime area); living alone. He did this with the same income and credit. He describes the move as "an upgrade." He's still surrounded by wealth, culture, and beautiful women, but no skyscrapers. The lackluster architecture doesn't bother him because he loves LA's weather and the landscape (hiking in the hills/canyons, and going to the beach). He swears he's never going back to NYC, though he appreciates going through the challenge of living there. True story

Well this makes my decision easy....I will go to LA, and I will regularly visit NYC

Great collab! We're more beach people, so LA seems like it would suit us more. We do like that NY is easier to get around without a car. The city bike membership seems like great value!

Nyc:reality LA:fantasy

Omg the excitement when you realize your two favorite RU-vidrs are collaborating 😍😍😍

NYC ALL DAY! I LOVE your videos! The editing and aesthetic are everything!

Love this guys energy.

YES IN NYC SOLO LIVING OR COUPLE CAN LIVE ,LA IS FOR MORE LIVING WITH LOTS OF FRIENDS. FUN WITH FRIENDS.

I would recommend Chicago: Cheaper Rent, Less Density, Cleaner, Cheaper Parking Fee, Smaller version of NYC!

Best most realistic comparison EVER!!! THANKS YOUUU!!! Love ❤️

I live in Sinop, Brazil 🇧🇷 I honestly prefer NYC, cause here in my city we have too scorching heat weather every single day, then I’m really used to it. And New York looks great because brings me good feelings being surrounded by its buildings and architecture.

Solid video man, you covered a lot in this for sure. I'm going to make my way out to LA, get my feet stuck in there and depending on how things play out I'll then be making my way to NY.. Got to be optimistic.

New York or Nowhere! Glad to see this video coming out after meeting you during the filming of it 😀

There are 2 things I want to add here because I think they are important but not mentioned. I lived in LA for over 10 years and moved to NYC few years ago. One of the goal moving to NYC is to collect data and compare to LA. First is cost of living excluding housing cost. NYC is about 20-30% more expensive than LA. Next is the compensation and benefit from jobs. With some of the exception like banking and finance industries, compensation in NYC is 25% less than LA. For example, content editor in LA makes about $60k a year in 2018 but in NYC, only make $45k, both of them are offered by the same company. Another example is senior software engineer. They make $160k in LA in 2018, only $120k in NYC. When I surveying the people in NYC, none of them realized the pay gap between LA and NYC is so big. Here is my thought about LA and NYC. If you are single or young couple not going to get marry soon, move to NYC if you can afford it. NYC is amazing city and the city will keep you busy. You will have more fun in NYC than LA. If you are going to get marry soon or plan to have kid, LA is better because of lower cost of living AND you are more likely get paid more with some exception. If money is no object, I would get a place in both cities because they are great in their way.

Love it my brother! Agreed 100%

I would really like to live in LA because of the space and the weather

Of course NYC!! 🗽

needed this collab so much😂👏🏼👀🥲🥺🙌🏼

honestly, I love you guys so much I am a nyc girl, but do want to love to LA for awhile in the next incoming years!! I love arching videos like this, you guy’s videos are the best for this !! only trust you guys haha❤️🤍💜🖤

Southern california region is Beautiful there is.no place like.it In the world L. A for Life 😍😍👍👍

If you're looking for an incredible beach in NYC for swimming and surfing I'd highly recommend checking out Rockaway Beach in Queens. If you go past Jacob Riis park towards like Beach 143rd St you'll find the cleanest most incredible beach. And the best part is literally nobody knows about it unless you live there or in South Brooklyn so it's not crowded in the summer

Amazin' video! I am dreaming of livin' in NY for months now and I am really working on plans, so these facts came really helpful

Great collab 👌

Nice content!! I live in NYC, and I feel like I’d love to visit LA maybe to live for few months, but I’m sure I’ll definitely miss nyc ! ✨

thatnks I always wondered about living in each. Id love for you to do one on other big opportunity cities ... Austin, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, get some locals in there

you always have the best intros brett

Bro you have productivity keep going i wish you more progress 🐐🐐

I live in Almería (Spain), where most of the Spaghetti western movies were filmed, and as you suppose is pretty hot here. That's the reason why I would choose LA over NY, it has almost the same mediterranean weather!

I’m Japanese who used to live in LA and have been to NYC a few times. In my opinion I prefer to live in LA. Now I’m living in Tokyo right now and there are so many people in everywhere and it’s uncomfortable. I felt like this when I visited NYC. When I lived in LA, like you guys know transportation is really bad, but weather is always great, there are a lot of beautiful nature and city of entertainment (NYC as well)

HELLO POWER COLLAB! I love both of your channels and it was so cool to see you come together for this vid. Awesome video 🏆

Hey Brett another great video pal!

Living in a city in New Jersey that’s about 20 mins away from NYC, having easy access to the allure of the bright lights ad events of NYC is amazing, without having to live on top of each other in a VERY crowded city. When I went out to LA for my first time, I was VERY surprised with how far everything is from each other, so it’s no wonder why Los Angeles always has heavy traffic.

I could totally be wrong, but Im getting the vibe that she didn't grow up in LA. I feel like more of these types of videos should find someone who was born and raised there because its such a different experience and perspective than a lot of the youtubers who move there.

Love this video thinking about the both of these cities

The video I never knew I needed..❣️

Wow! I loved this collab so much! But I still choose NYC😉☺️

Him: LA ppl are scared to drive in the rain Me being from the uk: 👁👄👁

Great video. It felt impartial which most NY and LA folks have difficulty doing.

I love los Angela's especially the warm weather and Venice Beach to explore different day

I've lived in New York for 21 years and I absolutely love the city, especially during winter/Christmas. I just love the European vibe it has and I love the food and sports teams. I'm also going to Los Angeles and San Diego next year in May to see LA for myself, which should be interesting since the furthest west I have been is New Orleans.

I once saw someone say cities like SF, Seattle, NYC are like "boutiques" where there's an immediate charm and love right off the bat. Whereas LA is more like a large plaza mall. It's hard to navigate, get a grip on, and really fall in love with right the bat. Most people are transient and find the plaza uncharming. But for the people who stay, you learn to navigate it and create memories there. The plaza becomes a place of endless appeal and variety. In LA you have endless beaches, but also beautiful mountains. There are dense urban centers and relaxing nature getaways. There's breathtaking creativity but also cutting edge technologies and science. There really is a lifestyle for everyone. From living in walkable high rise apartments next to the metro, or living in a monastic getaway - a flexibility I haven't seen in any other American city. But I think LA really needs like a close to a decade to really sink into. To find the true friends and to get a grip on it. But once you do it's a huge payoff. Only one thing holds true here and thats the warm weather.

Great Content!

Bro exactly, after Christmas I get sick of the winter and can't wait for the spring

Grew up dreaming of living in NYC but I started working in LA recently and it seems like it once was the best place to live but to many people thought that so now its ridiculously overpopulated

Far Rockaway? Why wasn't that mentioned for swimming..... thats literally NYC and much better than Coney island lol

Cracking vid. Have spent time in both cities. Couldn't separate tbh

Oh I love this this is spectacular

I live 30 minutes from NY and I've been to LA 3 times ( one of the time I stayed there for a month) - I like to come to NYC for weekends but I for living day to day I lean towards LA. But with the Covid being around I would not move to any of theme.

Hello, I'm from Europe and one of my dreams was to visit the USA. So, last year my dream come true and I spend 1 month in USA where I visited both cities NYC and LA (but also others: SF, LV). I want to share my opinion about these 2 cities. So, long story short, until now I visited 12 countries (and ~20 big cities) in Europe and in my opinion I like more the NYC because I think has a lot of things in common with major European cities: public transportation, infrastructure, nightlife, pubs/restaurants, etc. As Brett said if you have a lot of things to do in the city you can do it on the same day. For me, LA is more like a county, not a city. It is huge. I don't think you can live there without owning a car. I always had the impression that everything was an hour's drive away. But, as Shelby said, the weather in LA is awesome (and also the beaches). About the traffic, I can say that it didn't seem so creepy to me. For us (those who live in the big cities of Europe) it does not seem so scary. So, I am a city guy and I love being in the middle of the action to be able to go wherever I want when I want. Maybe this is why I love NY so much. Don't get me wrong,, I wouldn't refuse to move to LA if I have the opportunity :).

Hey can we get more of these? This would be an awesome series if you compared NY with people from other major cities!

Yeeeeesssss I love both of you guys this is an amazing collab I was waiting for! If you wanna VS. Berlin or Barcelona hmu :D

My dude Rockaway beach/ Long Beach. Go to penn and take a 50 minute ride to Long Beach for beautiful swimming water. Should also give a nod to the new york city subway! Love the vids

Rain doesn’t phase me I’m from Oregon 😂, wanting to live in NYC after college

Amazing video! Would be awesome to have new editions showcasing life in Austin, Miami and SF!

The beautiful seasons alone is NYC! Autumn is here and the trees are just stunning! It's the mecca of just about everything. Go North to the mountains with spectacular views of the Hudson, and East to the beautiful water of the Atlantic. NYC is sounded by beautiful views of the East and West rivers. At night the city comes alive for those who are night people with Restaurant, and theaters. It also has a history of historic areas. Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens.

An ideal city would be NYC but built in the same climate with the same beach front as LA

Funny you got Shelby to do the LA version. She just did a video on why she’s leaving LA. I wonder if it’s an old video 🤔 I’m from LA, born and raised. I moved to NYC late 2018. One of the best decision I ever made. I love my city but it’s losing its spark, shallow for real unfortunately. NYC is not meant for everyone, if you can make it here you can make it anywhere.

The collab YASSSS

This really helped! Especially since I want to move to LA!

Can you please do NYC Vs London??😍❤️

Rockaway Beach in Queens for swimming in the summer! (‘A’ Train)

i’ve always lived in LA county and rlly like it bc there’s so many thing that happened here like the bling ring

Great Video! With the rain-driving anecdote, it is important to note that much of California and LA, specifically, is in a drought. It rarely rains, and when it does, it brings lots of oils and grime out of the road which may have built up over the course of weeks or months. This makes the roads extra slippery, and you have to REALLY be careful when braking. My brother lives in The South where it constantly rains, and from experience, driving in SoCal rain is definitely more difficult. Not to mention, the geographical area of LA is huge compared to most urban cities, and you can find yourself driving on slippery roads/highways along poor drivers for upwards of an hour! It can get extremely hectic.

Bro I love them both. I travel back & forth to NYC, L.A, they both amazing. 😁 I wanna go see Las Vegas & Chicago

I think they're more similar to each other than given credit for, esp. when comparing with the rest of the country. As an Angeleno who's only visited NYC, I think people say NYC but only mean Manhattan in this comparison, whereas LA=west side which is also wrong. Nyc does classic urbanism better, but LA is so great because of the variety it grants its residents. You can get city vibes in certain neighborhoods if you want, or can live in a beach town, or a ranch (Topanga Canyon), or suburbs, and your lifestyle will change drastically because of it. This last point is what outsiders can't get in a quick visit to the city.

fun video! Thank you :)

Love the Vids! 🚀

Born and raised in NYC, and love it here. Been wanting to go to LA and San Francisco all my life. But from what I’ve seen LA is beautiful. It’s honestly a tie for me even tho I’m a bit biased towards NYC and San Francisco 😂

NYC has better pizza too NY > LA

Awesome video

Interesting facts 👍

im moving to America after school to go study there. i live in South Africa and its always been my dream to go to America. i am thinking of moving to LA but i NYC looks great too

I’m so grateful to live in NYC! I love how it’s so walkable.

I'm very grateful to find your RU-vid channel 

good video gj!

NYC > LA and it’s not even close

When you see the LA sign keep driving another 2-3 hours and find yourself in beautiful San Diego. :P

Amazing video

I'm from LA so Angelino forever and blessed!!

Been dreaming of moving in the US, and one of the hardest decisions would be thinking where to stay, NY or LA. NY has everything, but I think LA is perfect for those who does not only focus on working for hours just to earn and save money for a living. I believe LA will make you live, and not just work and exist. I mean, California has just the vibe! If you don't feel working, you have a thousand of entertainment places to choose from, the sunset is beyond perfect, the beach, the waves, the aesthetic of the place itself makes everything feel lighter. Unlike NY that is a total definition of a "hustling and bustling city". NY is good for people who can work 24/7, LA is good for those who can work, and who wants to live a life closer to nature. As a thalassophile, LA seems to be closer to my heart. About the cost of living, well, I think wherever we may be, we all know we should really earn, and work hard. So maybe aside from thinking about the money, maybe we should focus more on the quality of life these cities can give. And I'm not just talking about the money. I'm talking about life more than just by having money. And I think LA just has that edge. Nonetheless, I hope I can stay in these two cities. Vacations are good too, when you are financially able. But I think, if given the chance to settle, I'd definitely choose LA. Just my personal thoughts, I am dreaming to visit these two cities very soon! Love from, the Philippines!

I'm a NYC person, sure LA is basically pretty similar to my home city, but I'm just tired of where I live, I've basically visited the beach many times like someone would visit their local mall, so i do want change and NYC has always caught my eye, so I hope to live there one day, but I would love to visit LA anytime ofc

Love the way you present :) Awesome. Subscribing :)

Informative 👍

When comparing NYC real estate to LA real estate; you forgot to mention that you can get a more affordable and spacious apartment in queens, Brooklyn etc.. I understand the focus here is on Manhattan but NYC has a lot of unique neighborhoods that offer a whole lot more than what was just mentioned in your video. Overall, great vid!

The weather in LA looks nice

Brett, another great video! Can you do a travel/staycation video about The Hamptons!? Have you been? I'm curious what your thoughts about it....

The first time I ever went to NYC was on a work trip last year right as COVID was starting to hit. We got sent home early because of it. But the two days I spent there were magical. I adore NYC