City v country: where's the better place to live?  Big
metropolis or big yard? Culture or nature? Heather Long and
Jessica Reed debate the merits of urban lifestyle and rural
retreat   • Jump to comments ()  The case for living in the
country  Heather Long_140x140  Big city glamor? Balderdash. Try
big city cost. If you want to live like a king (or at least be
your own landlord), move to the country.  1. It's cheap. You
have to actively try to spend more than $20 on a meal, even a
good one. A movie still costs single digits. No one has a clue
or cares what brand of clothing you're wearing, let alone
whether your shoes, purse or belt are this year's season or
last. And did I mention housing? You can live in a real house
with multiple bedrooms, multiple bathrooms and a garage. Maybe
even a pool. And you can own it for under $200,000. Yup, you
read that right. I didn't leave off any zeros.  NYC subway ad
2. There's space – for you, for your dog, for your kids, between
you and your annoying neighbors. An ad on th