A &quot;roommate&quot; is typically someone who has a separate room each typically. A shared bedroom would be more of a hostel situation. What she should&#x27;ve done is found a two-bedroom roommate situation first or stayed in a hostel as noted above rather than get a one bedroom place.<p>As far as my affordability goes, I could manage a one bedroom in this city if I wanted to be living month-to-month and live in the Tenderloin. Someone with the similar responsibilities that I have who is more senior in their career likely has more options.