Posted by
Burkie79
15 yrs ago
I would love if so people gave some feedback on this, I have been offered a job in HK and Im curretly in town looking around. For a single guy in HK, is $HK46000 p/mth ok? this is before Tax etc.
I would like a fairly nice apartment in Wan Chai and of course be able to also save some money. The cost of living here is difficult for me to work out.
Appreciate any feedback :-)
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Take it before someone else does.
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Take the job!
You can do loads of stuff in HK with that cash...
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what do u do Burkie79? i used to earn equivalent amount of money in london and i lived very comfortably. in hk, food and transport are a lot cheaper than london.
as slammy and spurtio said, take it! that's a good salary in hk
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Fantastic guys, thanks so much for all the replies and the trouble og putting some costs down. I have accepted and will start on May 1st, thanks again guys :-)
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That spending amount is outrageous. This is more realistic:
Rent 11000
Electricity 400. Use a fan rather than the A/C
Gas 60. Limit the time for your shower
Food ( in/out and beer) - 2000. Beer is $11 in the supermarket for 1.5L. Eat at the HK cafe's for less than $25 a meal.
Tv & Internet & Landline - 200. Who needs cable or landline. Skype is free.
Cell Phone - 100. Get a pre-paid, its cheaper.
Transport - 1,500. Use public transport, its cheaper.
Entertainment, Holiday Saving -> highly subjective
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"Entertainment, Holiday Saving -> highly subjective"
Its all highly subjective artfuldodger!
aussieinla was helpfull enough to give an rundown of expenditure which I don't think is outrageous at all. It is probably more accurate than your "realsitic" spending which has miser written all over it.
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i think you can find a lower than 11k rent. depends on your preference ofcourse.
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@Burkie79 - Mate whatever it is - any chance of your company hiring more people with the same deal ? Serious.
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It is really interesting how much Hong Kong can pull out off some expat's wallets ... well, someone needs to consume all the stuff :)
I spend
1) rent: 5k / month (shared with my girlfriend, apt. w/ nice outdoor terrace, extremely bright and overlooking a temple right in SoHo)
2) expenses: 6k / month (incl. food, internet/tv, electricity, bars / beer / cocktails, restaurants, boat maintenance, transportation)
I am not a miser nor a squanderer, just a usual guy ...
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SGgal
14 yrs ago
we spend less than HK$15,000 for all expenses except holidays but still left some amt for savings. Only 2 of us. We got a car. Food is cheap, clothing is cheap unless u want branded one. overall is ok. Get the job!!! well Pay. Average HK ppl get is abt HK$15000-HK$20,000. Worth!!!
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