Originally Posted by
Flying Clog
Regarding the accommodation costs that Stallone mentioned... that's the fly in the ointment.
I'm assuming an HKE F/O will make about 80k per month.
A decent flat (IMHO) for a family of four will cost about 40-50k per month unless you want to make your family suffer and end up divorced.
Do the maths. It's not THAT difficult. You're disposal income will be F all, and you'll NEVER get on the property ladder here.
If you're coming to HK expecting to live in the same sort of space as you are back home, ie 2-3000 sqft house, it's sure gonna cost more than $50000 a month....
??? Parc Palais - ???? STATELYHOME
??? King's Park Villa - ???? STATELYHOME
These example apartment cost $30000 a month, got 3 bedrooms including an ensuite, these are considered to be luxury accommodation by local standard, lots of Brits live around that area when HK was still a colony....
Jobs with gigantic housing allowance are rare in HK these days unless you are a top exec with global corporations. You just gotta be realistic about things in HK, properties here are the most expensive in the world, groceries are bloody expensive, if you are only willing to hang around the old expat areas like mid levels, happy valley, pok fu lam etc on the Island, it's gonna be tough with $80000 a month, but just a reminder, the mean household income in HK is less than $30000 a month