COBRA costs more than my rent, what did you do? - 7 weeks in

The COBRA quote for my family is $300 a month and I do not know how to afford it. I worked as a software tester before this. I saw that marketplace plans might cost less. Did anyone switch mid-year?

I priced both side by side: total yearly cost, doctors in network and the deductible. Marketplace was cheaper for us, but only because our doctors were covered.