2500 rent - this is quite high an estimate, as single, I suggest you aim lower.
Go for a single room bedder 1st, when you get here, shop around for aprtments. I suggest google SPIO to rent apartments from SLA, you may be able to get apartments in a good part of town for less than 2k.
Also, you mention 108k is your gross and equivilant to USA? I tot usa pay is much higher.. may I ask what are you doing?
Position?