nyc: I know the cost of living and rent in NYC is high. I also know that being a bartender is a lucrative job. I was just wondering is it possible to be able to afford an apartment just on a bartending job in Manhattan.|||It's absolutely possible and probable. It will all depend on the place you are bartending at and how good of a bartender you are. The better the place and the better you are, the better your chances. Good luck!|||I considered moving to NY also.....I checked craigslist to find someone looking for a roommate. Rent would be much cheaper sharing a place and if you didn't like it or couldn't make enough $$$ to be happy there, you could bail the city after a while and not be tied to a lease|||Obviously there are bartenders living all over NYC, so that is a particularly dumb question.|||well yeah if you are good at it and get pretty good tips and work at a really high class bar then i guess as long as you make a lot of money|||it depends what size...