Convicts have more room than this, and it includes a meal and health plan. I have a buddy who lives with his wife and 2 kids in Soho in NYC and pays about $3,000/mo for 400 s/f. Insanity...
https://www.insider.com/living-in-microstudio-apartment-in-nyc-what-its-like-cost-2021-6
https://www.insider.com/living-in-microstudio-apartment-in-nyc-what-its-like-cost-2021-6