Cost of Living & Salary Negotiation

[MaggieGoh]

Hi, I wld like to ask if there is any website or resource that provides a guide on the monthly/annual salary of various jobs?

Also, would a single person be able to survive, on a modest living, with a monthly salary of HK$14,000, including rental for a one-room apartment (around the range of HK$5,000)?

Other than this monthly salary, any other components that I shld raise during salary negotiation? Thanks.

[kostas]

For the salary indices go here (PDF format)

[shri]

http://www.robertwalters.com/salarysurvey/Default.jsp

[Mat]

Hi,
DO you know if such things are also available for Macao (salary index)? If yes, I would be very interested to have that info,

Thanks a lot,
Mat

[MaggieGoh]

Hi, thanks everyone out there.

Checked the rent in HK, seems very expensive compared to where I come from (Singapore)

[fly]

For the same $ amount you will get more space in Singapore, but that's why it's like comparing apples and oranges.

[shri]

But then you save on taxes and fines when you move to Hong Kong from Singapore

[MaggieGoh]

But then you save on taxes and fines when you move to Hong Kong from Singapore

Hi Shri, leaving fines aside (I'm a law-abidding citizen ), what kind of taxes can I save then?

In Singapore, I've paid about S$450 personal taxes per annum, which estimated around HK$2,025. Well, in HK$, doesn't seems much savings per annum.

Is apartment sharing common?

[toby]

I only want experiences that can not hold a price tag.

[MaggieGoh]

I only want experiences that can not hold a price tag.

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