Thesky-high cost of livingin San Diego has forced some local workers to rent home across the border in dirt-cheap Tijuana while commuting between the two cities.
Amy McKee, who’s employed as a warehouse stock clerk in San Diego, used to pay $1,200 a month for a room in a house with four roommates in the Southern California city.
Now, she pays just $400 for a one-bedroom apartment in theMexican border town— commuting each day back into the US for work.
“I’m not like, ‘Oh my gosh, I have a better life here,'” she toldjournalist Helen Zhaoof her decision to relocate to Tijuana.
“I’m [also] not like, ‘My gosh, the phone bill’s due, I don’t know how I’m going to pay for it.’ Yeah, those days are gone.”
McKee wakes up each workday and takes an Uber to theU.S.-Mexico border, which she crosses on foot before riding the San Diego Trolley to her job.
The 40-something clerk said the transition has made her less anxious.
“When I was living in San Diego, it was a constant,” she said. “I was always worried about my car breaking down. I was worried about having gas to get to work.”
Vered Familiar, who works as a shipyard safety technician in San Diego, used to fork over $2,100 for a one-bedroom apartment in the city.
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