






























What your favorite TV characters would pay for rent in real life - So you've lusted after the lighthearted lives of sitcom characters—but are their lives realistic? Movoto looked at the numbers on their estimated incomes and compared it with real home and rental listings to see which characters could afford their rent (it must be 30% of their monthly income). Check out this gallery to peek past all the TV magic.
© BrunoPress
0 / 31 Fotos
'Friends' - Monica Geller works as a chef, and Rachel Green is a fashion coordinator, and together their income would have been an estimated $9,300/month.
© BrunoPress
1 / 31 Fotos
'Friends' - Their iconic apartment in Greenwich Village, NY would have had a rent of about $5,000/month, which would be 54% of their income, making this idealistic realm of 'Friends' completely unaffordable.
© BrunoPress
2 / 31 Fotos
'Frasier' - Frasier Crane works as a psychiatrist and radio personality, making a cool $19,300/month.
© BrunoPress
3 / 31 Fotos
'Frasier' - His enormous apartment in Seattle, WA has an equally enormous rent of $9,800/month, which is 51% of his income and definitely unaffordable.
© BrunoPress
4 / 31 Fotos
'How I Met Your Mother' - Ted Mosby works as an architect and would make about $4,900/month in the real world.
© BrunoPress
5 / 31 Fotos
'How I Met Your Mother' - Ted's apartment in Manhattan would cost about $3,700/month, which is 76% of his income and definitely outside his budget.
© BrunoPress
6 / 31 Fotos
'The Simpsons' - Homer Simpson, the beloved nuclear power plant safety instructor, would make $6,500/month in real life.
© BrunoPress
7 / 31 Fotos
'The Simpsons' - Their big Springfield house, if not in cartoon but in real life, would have a mortgage of around $1,020/month, which is just 16% of Homer's total income. Breathe easy, the Simpsons are still relatable!
© BrunoPress
8 / 31 Fotos
'New Girl' - Jessica Day is a school teacher, Nick Miller is a bartender, Winston Bishop is a radio production assistant, and Schmidt is a marketing associate. Together they all make an estimated $13,100/month.
© BrunoPress
9 / 31 Fotos
'New Girl' - Their gorgeous and enormous Los Angeles loft, which houses many adults quite comfortably, has an estimated rent of $4,600/month, which is 35% of their total monthly income. They're close to the ideal 30%!
© BrunoPress
10 / 31 Fotos
'Married... with Children' - Al Bundy works as a shoe salesman and makes an estimated $1,850/month.
© BrunoPress
11 / 31 Fotos
'Married... with Children' - His family's big house in Deerfield, IL, has an estimated mortgage of the same amount, $1,850/month, making their life 100% unaffordable.
© BrunoPress
12 / 31 Fotos
'The Mindy Project' - Mindy Lahiri is an OB/GYN who makes a comfortable $24,600/month.
© BrunoPress
13 / 31 Fotos
'The Mindy Project' - Her chic Manhattan apartment has an estimated rent of $7,500/month, putting her right at the sweet spot of affordability.
© BrunoPress
14 / 31 Fotos
'Seinfeld' - On his show, Jerry Seinfeld is a successful stand-up comedian who would make an estimated $7,700/month.
© BrunoPress
15 / 31 Fotos
'Seinfeld' - The small but iconic Upper West Side apartment, whose door never seems to be locked, has an estimated rent of $2,500/month. Seinfeld is just 2% away from ideal affordability.
© BrunoPress
16 / 31 Fotos
'Full House' - Danny Tanner is the host of 'Wake Up, San Francisco,' and would make about $8,000/month in the real world.
© BrunoPress
17 / 31 Fotos
'Full House' - The huge and full house in San Francisco would have a mortgage of around $10,600/month, which is 133% of Tanner's monthly income and thus totally unrealistic. Let's hope that Joey and Jesse are coughing up some rent.
© BrunoPress
18 / 31 Fotos
'Mad Men' - Don Draper is a creative director of an ad agency who would make an estimated $12,750/month.
© BrunoPress
19 / 31 Fotos
'Mad Men' - His modest Manhattan apartment would cost around $4,500/month, which is 35% of his income. If he cuts down on the drinks, he could get by.
© BrunoPress
20 / 31 Fotos
'Step by Step' - Frank Lambert is a general contractor and Carol is a beautician, and together these parents would make $7,500/month.
© BrunoPress
21 / 31 Fotos
'Step by Step' - Their huge house in Port Washington, WI, has to fit each of their three children, but it still only has an estimated mortgage of $1,500/month. That's just 20% of their total income!
© BrunoPress
22 / 31 Fotos
'The Big Bang Theory' - Leonard is an experimental physicist and Sheldon is a theoretical physicist, so together they'd make about $16,660/month.
© BrunoPress
23 / 31 Fotos
'The Big Bang Theory' - Their apartment in Pasadena, CA, would have an estimated rent of $1,700/month, which is just 11% of their income. Maybe that's why they order in so much.
© BrunoPress
24 / 31 Fotos
'Boy Meets World' - Cory Matthew's parents, Alan and Amy, are a supermarket manager and real estate agent respectively, making $11,700/month.
© BrunoPress
25 / 31 Fotos
'Boy Meets World' - Their comfortable home in Philadelphia, PA, would have an estimated mortgage of $1,400/month, which is just 12% of their monthly income. Their lives are plausible!
© BrunoPress
26 / 31 Fotos
'Family Matters' - Carl Winslow is a police captain, and his wife Harriette is a VP of sales at a department store. They have a total income of $14,600/month.
© BrunoPress
27 / 31 Fotos
'Family Matters' - Their home in Chicago, IL, has an estimated mortgage of $750/month, falling at just 5% of their total monthly income and allowing the Winslows to live extremely comfortably!
© BrunoPress
28 / 31 Fotos
'Roseanne' - Dan Conner is a construction worker and Roseanne is a waitress, and their total income would be about $6,300/month in real life.
© BrunoPress
29 / 31 Fotos
'Roseanne' - Their charming house in Lanford, IL, has an estimated mortgage of just $750/month, which is only 14% of their total income. The Conners live an extremely affordable lifestyle!
© BrunoPress
30 / 31 Fotos
What your favorite TV characters would pay for rent in real life - So you've lusted after the lighthearted lives of sitcom characters—but are their lives realistic? Movoto looked at the numbers on their estimated incomes and compared it with real home and rental listings to see which characters could afford their rent (it must be 30% of their monthly income). Check out this gallery to peek past all the TV magic.
© BrunoPress
0 / 31 Fotos
'Friends' - Monica Geller works as a chef, and Rachel Green is a fashion coordinator, and together their income would have been an estimated $9,300/month.
© BrunoPress
1 / 31 Fotos
'Friends' - Their iconic apartment in Greenwich Village, NY would have had a rent of about $5,000/month, which would be 54% of their income, making this idealistic realm of 'Friends' completely unaffordable.
© BrunoPress
2 / 31 Fotos
'Frasier' - Frasier Crane works as a psychiatrist and radio personality, making a cool $19,300/month.
© BrunoPress
3 / 31 Fotos
'Frasier' - His enormous apartment in Seattle, WA has an equally enormous rent of $9,800/month, which is 51% of his income and definitely unaffordable.
© BrunoPress
4 / 31 Fotos
'How I Met Your Mother' - Ted Mosby works as an architect and would make about $4,900/month in the real world.
© BrunoPress
5 / 31 Fotos
'How I Met Your Mother' - Ted's apartment in Manhattan would cost about $3,700/month, which is 76% of his income and definitely outside his budget.
© BrunoPress
6 / 31 Fotos
'The Simpsons' - Homer Simpson, the beloved nuclear power plant safety instructor, would make $6,500/month in real life.
© BrunoPress
7 / 31 Fotos
'The Simpsons' - Their big Springfield house, if not in cartoon but in real life, would have a mortgage of around $1,020/month, which is just 16% of Homer's total income. Breathe easy, the Simpsons are still relatable!
© BrunoPress
8 / 31 Fotos
'New Girl' - Jessica Day is a school teacher, Nick Miller is a bartender, Winston Bishop is a radio production assistant, and Schmidt is a marketing associate. Together they all make an estimated $13,100/month.
© BrunoPress
9 / 31 Fotos
'New Girl' - Their gorgeous and enormous Los Angeles loft, which houses many adults quite comfortably, has an estimated rent of $4,600/month, which is 35% of their total monthly income. They're close to the ideal 30%!
© BrunoPress
10 / 31 Fotos
'Married... with Children' - Al Bundy works as a shoe salesman and makes an estimated $1,850/month.
© BrunoPress
11 / 31 Fotos
'Married... with Children' - His family's big house in Deerfield, IL, has an estimated mortgage of the same amount, $1,850/month, making their life 100% unaffordable.
© BrunoPress
12 / 31 Fotos
'The Mindy Project' - Mindy Lahiri is an OB/GYN who makes a comfortable $24,600/month.
© BrunoPress
13 / 31 Fotos
'The Mindy Project' - Her chic Manhattan apartment has an estimated rent of $7,500/month, putting her right at the sweet spot of affordability.
© BrunoPress
14 / 31 Fotos
'Seinfeld' - On his show, Jerry Seinfeld is a successful stand-up comedian who would make an estimated $7,700/month.
© BrunoPress
15 / 31 Fotos
'Seinfeld' - The small but iconic Upper West Side apartment, whose door never seems to be locked, has an estimated rent of $2,500/month. Seinfeld is just 2% away from ideal affordability.
© BrunoPress
16 / 31 Fotos
'Full House' - Danny Tanner is the host of 'Wake Up, San Francisco,' and would make about $8,000/month in the real world.
© BrunoPress
17 / 31 Fotos
'Full House' - The huge and full house in San Francisco would have a mortgage of around $10,600/month, which is 133% of Tanner's monthly income and thus totally unrealistic. Let's hope that Joey and Jesse are coughing up some rent.
© BrunoPress
18 / 31 Fotos
'Mad Men' - Don Draper is a creative director of an ad agency who would make an estimated $12,750/month.
© BrunoPress
19 / 31 Fotos
'Mad Men' - His modest Manhattan apartment would cost around $4,500/month, which is 35% of his income. If he cuts down on the drinks, he could get by.
© BrunoPress
20 / 31 Fotos
'Step by Step' - Frank Lambert is a general contractor and Carol is a beautician, and together these parents would make $7,500/month.
© BrunoPress
21 / 31 Fotos
'Step by Step' - Their huge house in Port Washington, WI, has to fit each of their three children, but it still only has an estimated mortgage of $1,500/month. That's just 20% of their total income!
© BrunoPress
22 / 31 Fotos
'The Big Bang Theory' - Leonard is an experimental physicist and Sheldon is a theoretical physicist, so together they'd make about $16,660/month.
© BrunoPress
23 / 31 Fotos
'The Big Bang Theory' - Their apartment in Pasadena, CA, would have an estimated rent of $1,700/month, which is just 11% of their income. Maybe that's why they order in so much.
© BrunoPress
24 / 31 Fotos
'Boy Meets World' - Cory Matthew's parents, Alan and Amy, are a supermarket manager and real estate agent respectively, making $11,700/month.
© BrunoPress
25 / 31 Fotos
'Boy Meets World' - Their comfortable home in Philadelphia, PA, would have an estimated mortgage of $1,400/month, which is just 12% of their monthly income. Their lives are plausible!
© BrunoPress
26 / 31 Fotos
'Family Matters' - Carl Winslow is a police captain, and his wife Harriette is a VP of sales at a department store. They have a total income of $14,600/month.
© BrunoPress
27 / 31 Fotos
'Family Matters' - Their home in Chicago, IL, has an estimated mortgage of $750/month, falling at just 5% of their total monthly income and allowing the Winslows to live extremely comfortably!
© BrunoPress
28 / 31 Fotos
'Roseanne' - Dan Conner is a construction worker and Roseanne is a waitress, and their total income would be about $6,300/month in real life.
© BrunoPress
29 / 31 Fotos
'Roseanne' - Their charming house in Lanford, IL, has an estimated mortgage of just $750/month, which is only 14% of their total income. The Conners live an extremely affordable lifestyle!
© BrunoPress
30 / 31 Fotos
What your favorite TV characters would pay for rent in real life
Could they actually afford those amazing apartments?
© BrunoPress
In the realm of television, everyone works interesting jobs and lives in great apartments. But would they fare as well in the real world? Movoto looked at shows like 'New Girl' and 'Friends' to compare the characters' estimated incomes with real home and rental listings to see if the Jessica Day or Rachel Green could afford their rent (a rent that is 30% of your monthly income is considered affordable). Check out this gallery to see which characters would survive without TV magic.
RECOMMENDED FOR YOU


MOST READ
- Last Hour
- Last Day
- Last Week
-
1
CELEBRITY Relationships
-
2
LIFESTYLE History
-
3
MUSIC Musicians
-
4
-
5
MUSIC Collaborations
-
6
LIFESTYLE Astrology
How you act when you're jealous, according to your star sign
-
7
TRAVEL Around the world
-
8
FOOD Healthy living
-
9
LIFESTYLE Community
-
10
HEALTH Lifestyle