Thinking of making the move. What lifestyle can we expect?

[AndrewC]

Hey,

It is doable, getting 31k a month, but to rent a place that has a decent view (open air, sea view, mountain view) is next ti impossible for 10k around Central. You would have to travel quite a bit further.

You can try in Sai Kung, lots of open spaces there and you can get a decent place for under 10k. The party life in Sai Kung town is OK, lots of expats there, but not that many gyms. Travel time is about an hour.

The transport around HK is very good, so anywhere that's about an hour away from your work place is convenient.

Ask your company if they provide housing benefits, or if they don't, ask if they can put you up somewhere for a month, so you can find somewhere to live.

You can try the outlying islands, they have great views, cheap but travel times goes up. Lantau is the biggest island in HK, & has a lot of properties, you just have to pick a good place for your 10k limit. Think about furniture too, if you want furniture provided, the price goes up per month.

Running-You can run anywhere as long as you don't mind having an audience, as most people tend to run on the pavements around town.

Oh, one final thing, as a rule of thumb, it will cost about HK$500-600 a month for bills. That's elec, water, gas, internet and phone bill. Depending on your tariff, it could go up to about 1k a month. Elec, gas & water is every 3 months.

Take care

[Bloombergur]

Perfect! Thanks a lot

[JWilliamson]

Kowloon side is not near Central it is like 45 mins going on 3 different trains. You can run but most areas are polluted and over crowded but between Central and North point theres a huge park called Victoria at Causeway bay that has Grass yes grass and a jogging trail.

[luluslair]

Me and my Husband are looking into moving to HK, husband has been offered a salary of 570K HKD p/a.
I wonder, where is nice surroundings to live? we have a dog so would like somewhere to walk him. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Lotta xx

[AndrewC]

Do you know where your husband is going to work in HK? That helps with where you can live. The wages in HK are worked out monthly, so he will be getting HK$47.5k a month. Some places/landlords forbid pets of any kind. If you don't mind walking your dog in streets, then you can live anywhere. If you prefer countryside/parks, pier walkways (with grass), you can try Sai Kung. Lots of open air environments there. & it really depends on what you mean by "nice?"

If you can say where you are living now, it'll help in giving you an idea of what to expect.

Take care

[Holker]

Originally Posted by JWilliamson

I have been in nice apartments that have a huge gym, tennis courts, Badmington, Squash, indoor pools and club house costing 18,000 to 25,000.

Where are these apartments?

[luluslair]

Originally Posted by AndrewC

Do you know where your husband is going to work in HK? That helps with where you can live. The wages in HK are worked out monthly, so he will be getting HK$47.5k a month. Some places/landlords forbid pets of any kind. If you don't mind walking your dog in streets, then you can live anywhere. If you prefer countryside/parks, pier walkways (with grass), you can try Sai Kung. Lots of open air environments there. & it really depends on what you mean by "nice?"

If you can say where you are living now, it'll help in giving you an idea of what to expect.

Take care

Thank You Andrewc,
We originate from London but live in rural location now. Company has got him a 1 bed flat but we dont as yet know where that is an not prepare to accept yet. His work is close to quarry bay MTR.
I dont think there is anywhere near that with any green space for our jack russell.
We would probably prefer new territories, koow loon or somewhere there.
Any help appreciated.

[Golo]

Originally Posted by luluslair

Thank You Andrewc,
We originate from London but live in rural location now. Company has got him a 1 bed flat but we dont as yet know where that is an not prepare to accept yet. His work is close to quarry bay MTR.
I dont think there is anywhere near that with any green space for our jack russell.
We would probably prefer new territories, koow loon or somewhere there.
Any help appreciated.

Try Tai Po NT, they have a doggie park just to walk your dog! there's plenty of green spaces, plenty of people have dogs here. Transport in HK is excellent so need to worry.

[luluslair]

Originally Posted by Golo

Try Tai Po NT, they have a doggie park just to walk your dog! there's plenty of green spaces, plenty of people have dogs here. Transport in HK is excellent so need to worry.

Thank you, I will look into that.
x

[AndrewC]

Tai Po is nice, but I think Sai Kung is just as nice, but it's a lot closer to where your husband will work. There are a lot of greenery there, depending on where you want to live, of course. If you like the rural environment more than an urban one, I would suggest a village. They have what is called a village house, usually 3 levels, each level has 700 sq ft of real space. If you opt for a town flat, it's not actually what's been advertised, it's actually less than it is.

There are quite a lot of expats there too, but not as much as HK Island. But there are less greenery available there, & the pricing of the places are quite high. SO you can worry less about being bored when your husband is away at work.

A village house has a roof, if you choose the 2nd floor (top floor) so you actually get 1400 sq ft. Or you can get a ground floor & it tends to have a small to medium garden, but not always. Or you can opt for a duplex (2 floors) or a whole house (d'uh), but the price of it obviously goes up. Depending on which village you choose (there are LOADS), you might need a car or it is usually close enough to the main road that you can catch the minibus to an MTR.

Sai Kung is about 20-30 min away from Quarry Bay, depending on how far up you are in Sai Kung.

I'm afraid that there are too many choices. I would suggest you take a week or two to explore HK, & see where you would prefer. Try out a few Estate Agents, see how that experience takes you. & trust me, you will be sick of seeing houses after only a few hours :P

Can't think of anything else. If you can, I'll try to answer them