Help with cost of living

[limes79]

And again:

Monthly cost for a household of 2:

5,000 for food and household stuff
2,000 for utilities
7,000 for rent
1,000 for transportation

add maybe another 1,000 for transport if you cross the harbour every day

Nah.

Probably alot less for utilities. More like $500 a month, $1,000 for transportation if you are strictly on public transport and even less if you do not need to crossover.

[jimbo]

Nah.

Probably alot less for utilities. More like $500 a month, $1,000 for transportation if you are strictly on public transport and even less if you do not need to crossover.

utilities will include stuff such as cable t.v and broadband, all very much needed!

[Expatriate]

I like to have it cool in summer and warm in winter. Mostly we take a hot shower and in order to keep the food cost down we cook at home. Therefore electricity, gas, water are needed. In the NT the fixed telephone line is more expensive. Broadband doesn't come cheap.

So, 2,000 is a generous estimation.

[kasumen]

Hi, where will you stay in Tsuen Wan?

[irena_qiqi]

Hi, where will you stay in Tsuen Wan?

The office located there.
i just wanna find out the rental rate at that area.
But the pay really can justified the expenses.
haiz... i rejected the offer already.

[PDLM]

In the NT the fixed telephone line is more expensive.

Er, I don't think so - PCCW's prices are fixed territory-wide. They are not allowed to discriminate by location.

[coolgirl]

utilities will include stuff such as cable t.v and broadband, all very much needed!

not really so far am surviving with no cable and no broadband or fixed line phone

[PDLM]

Agreed - if money became tight I'd easily do without the fixed line; I don't have cable anyway. But no broadband would be a real struggle!

[kasumen]

The office located there.
i just wanna find out the rental rate at that area.
But the pay really can justified the expenses.
haiz... i rejected the offer already.

If I may ask, how much do they pay you?

Do they don't pay you enough to cover basic expenses or they don't pay you high enough as an expat?

[wofie]

If I may ask, how much do they pay you?

Do they don't pay you enough to cover basic expenses or they don't pay you high enough as an expat?

sorry to jump in, but I think if you are an expat. the pay is usually enough to cover the expenses especially if you live in Tsuen Wan. Personally I think TW is cheaper than HKI (Hong Kong Island). I am at Tuen Mun area (HK Gold Coast) as well and the ave. expenses:
transportation : HK$1000
broadban + cable tv : HK$350
utilities : HK$1200(electricity, gas, water)
food: around HK$2500 - HK$3000