Monica and Rachel’s apartment in friends It is one of the most famous sites in the history of television. The incredibly spacious two-bedroom home features pretty purple walls and a balcony (even if the only view is Ugly Naked Guy Apartment). As much as it seems that these people in their twenties could have a nice living space – albeit with the help of Monica’s grandmother – what was implausible was the comically low amount they paid for rent each month. Nearly three decades since the sitcom premiered on NBC, what would it cost to live in such an establishment in 2022?
Due to rent stability established in the 1940s, Monica was able to move into her old grandmother’s apartment for the low and low price of just $200 a month. This proves Chandler was right when he commented, in the series finale, that rent control made living there a “friggin’ steal.”
So how much would the same apartment cost today? Hoval, Institute of Interior Design, Estimates (via Fox 10 Phoenix) that a two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan’s West Village would today set you back about $6554 a month. That’s nearly three years of rent in the time of Monica and Rachel.
All six main characters lived there at some point, and why wouldn’t they? Splitting the rent between two roommates only makes the monthly bill $100, and suddenly it makes more sense why they were able to spend so much time drinking coffee in Central Perk, rather than working, you know. Central Perk waitresses and independent massage therapists probably wouldn’t pull $3,200 for half of what that rent would be today.
It also makes one realize how high the stakes were when Monica and Rachel were forced to switch apartments with Joey and Chandler after they lost a match to see which roommates knew more about the other pair in Season 4 of “The One With the Embryos.” Check out this classic moment:
Monica’s trademark “Nooooooo!” At the end of this clip it takes on a really new meaning when you realize she just bet $100 a month to live there. Over the course of 10 seasons, we’ve seen different sets of Central Perk 6 in the apartment. Monica (Courtney Cox) met Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) when they lived there together prior to the events of the sitcom. Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) has moved on to the series premiere after running out on her wedding day.
We later see Joey (Matt LeBlanc) and Chandler (Matthew Perry) temporarily living there after winning the apartment from the girls, and Chandler moved in with Monica After they became a couple. At the end of the series, Monica notes that Ross (David Schwimmer) also lived there for a summer before college, when he was pursuing a career in dance. (Between that and Chandler’s history as voice acting, there has to be potential for a really interesting series friends Ever reimagined as a drama.)
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