可能还得看这位坛友是短期居留 还是长期久住
Cisco 公司附近有许多出租的 apartment 有些还有游泳池和健身设施
如果是 one bedroom apartment $1300 - 1500 应可租到不错的new style apartment.
不过有可能要签一年租约 renew every year. As I know there are quite a few good and
relatively new apartments near the River Oaks Parkway in San Jose, or the area near Intel.
(around Montague Expressway.)
You can ask your friend to search in this area if you will stay in USA for over one year.
If you want to save money, 小平's suggestion is really appropriate, you can rent a bedroom
from the indivisual household owner. It will be much more cheaper.