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I'm curious how havibg never been you find tg the numbers "laughable"? 7500/month is at the high end of the scale.

• seanmcdirmid 8y ago
  I’m using my experience living in Beijing as a basis where Shenzhen is known to be more expensive than Beijing when it comes to rent. I guess you could go lower end, something much more decrepit should be 3-5k/month (think pre boom apartment buildings). However, this would chip away at ones sanity and I don’t recommend it for a westerner. Also, most of SZ’s housing stock is much newer in Beijing, so you won’t find that low end as accessible. Instead you probably have to move way out into the suburbs to find rent that cheap.
  • gpetukhov 8y ago
    I now spend 4200 + utilities for a one-bedroom apartment in not a very old building (definitely not older than 20 years). Taking subway to all the central areas takes around 30 minutes. I guess Beijing prices are much higher.
    • seanmcdirmid 8y ago
      How many sqm? To get that price in Beijing I would have to be outside the 4th ring road at least, or in some box with a concrete floor and white/blue lighting.
      • gpetukhov 8y ago
        50 sq meters
        • seanmcdirmid 8y ago
          Wow. That is definitely a studio. At the tier I was looking at, I never saw anything under 70, the smallest place I rented was 78sqm.
          • gpetukhov 8y ago
            But it's not a studio. Bedroom, living room and kitchen are separate.
            • seanmcdirmid 8y ago
              Ok, then just a very small 1 bedroom.