In the United States the minimum wage is about $7.00 an hour that is about $1100. a mouth then the government takes about %25 in taxes. In a lot of places like L.A. or New York the cheapest apartment you will find is at least $800-$1250 a month that is the cheapest small room in a bad neighborhood. So minimum wage in the U.S. is basically enough to be homeless in most places of the U.S. But we do have credit so you can go in debut for a place to live.. Oh, never mind that just fell apart.