The real estate blog, Movoto looked into what it would cost Barbie to live in her original dream home from 1959. It should come as no surprise to know that rents fluctuate widely depending on where you look but for the biggest cities, even her modest 425 sq. ft. apartment can cost a plastic arm and a leg.
The tl;dr version: New York City and Francisco are the two most expensive and would cost her $2,300 a month. And when you consider her 1959 apartment, according to Movoto, didn't have a kitchen, you're not getting much (which, again, is typical for those areas). Phoenix and San Antonio round out the bottom two costing her about $580 and $670, respectively.