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.

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'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.

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'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.

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'Frasier' - Frasier Crane works as a psychiatrist and radio personality, making a cool $19,300/month.

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'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.

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'How I Met Your Mother' - Ted Mosby works as an architect and would make about $4,900/month in the real world.

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'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.

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'The Simpsons' - Homer Simpson, the beloved nuclear power plant safety instructor, would make $6,500/month in real life. 

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'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!

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'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.

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'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%!

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'Married... with Children' - Al Bundy works as a shoe salesman and makes an estimated $1,850/month.

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'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. 

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'The Mindy Project' - Mindy Lahiri is an OB/GYN who makes a comfortable $24,600/month.

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'The Mindy Project' - Her chic Manhattan apartment has an estimated rent of $7,500/month, putting her right at the sweet spot of affordability. 

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'Seinfeld' - On his show, Jerry Seinfeld is a successful stand-up comedian who would make an estimated $7,700/month.

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'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. 

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'Full House' - Danny Tanner is the host of 'Wake Up, San Francisco,' and would make about $8,000/month in the real world.

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'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.

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'Mad Men' - Don Draper is a creative director of an ad agency who would make an estimated $12,750/month.

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'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. 

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'Step by Step' - Frank Lambert is a general contractor and Carol is a beautician, and together these parents would make $7,500/month.

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'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!

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'The Big Bang Theory' - Leonard is an experimental physicist and Sheldon is a theoretical physicist, so together they'd make about $16,660/month.

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'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. 

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'Boy Meets World' - Cory Matthew's parents, Alan and Amy, are a supermarket manager and real estate agent respectively, making $11,700/month.

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'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!

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'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.

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'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!

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'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. 

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'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!

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