<p>I'm thinking about getting a job at Cornell over the summer. Can anyone, from experience, give me a very rough idea of how much I can expect to spend on living costs? Like if I found a decent sublet, got my own food, etc. Ideally I'd like to find somewhere near campus since I don't have a car. I ask because I at least want to break even working here. What have students in my position in the past done? Thanks.</p>
<p>You can live in apts. near West or North campus for very cheap (much cheaper than Collegetown), probably in the neighborhood of $400-600/month. Your only other major cost would be food.</p>
<p>im staying too and i think sublets cost 300-500. food depends on what u eat. im planning to buy stuff to cook, should be much cheaper. i dont know if i'll wakl or take teh bus since its very far. thats basically the only costs..</p>
<p>What about utilities - water, electricity, etc.</p>
<p>They will usually be included in the sublet payment.</p>
<p>Frankly, there is a huge oversupply of housing in Ithaca during the summer. If you are willing to wait long enough (e.g. early May), it's not hard to find a June 1st - August 10th sublet for less than $800 for the entire summer. In my senior year house, we rented out a room for $500 for the entire summer -- anything to get a little bit of cash.</p>
<p>North Campus and West Campus are pretty good options, as is lower collegetown below Stewart. Seneca and Buffalo below Stewart are absolutely lovely streets, and you are close to the Commons, which is very nice in the summer.</p>
<p>Ithaca during the summer is the closest thing you can find to heaven on Earth. </p>
<p><a href="http://ithaca.craigslist.org/sub/%5B/url%5D">http://ithaca.craigslist.org/sub/</a></p>
<p>wow 500$ for the whole summer @.@ that sounds so good. i'll wait =D</p>
<p>Yeah, CayugaRed right. I stayed in collegetown last summer and as time passed by, I noticed people definitely started getting in that "something is better than nothing" mentality when it came to subletting their rooms.</p>