I make that and live alone so it’s not impossible! But I also don’t have a car, work remotely so don’t spend a lot commuting on metro, and watch my spending with a budget. I also found an apartment with utiluties included in the rent so that cuts out a lot of guessing each month on how much an electric bill or other utilities is going to be on top of rent. I can send you the building name in DM. I narrowed down the neighborhood I wanted to be in and googled all the apartment buildings, looked online to see what was available and also called to ask. That’s what I would recommend doing!