Arrowhead
19th May 2005, 12:17
I live in Macau, and am thinking about applying to KA or CX as a middle/senior FO. Rumour has it that the "grass is greener on the other side". Meanwhile life does not seem too bad here...
So before I apply, I wanted to compare and contrast the cost and quality of living. Here is the lowdown on living and working in Macau. Please can anyone compare with KA/CX/HK (Discovery Bay???) Thanks!
FINANCIALS
Income: c. $50K per month net of tax, less...
- rent: $6,000/mth for a 1,000sq ft (incl crap kitchen)
- or: $13,000/mth for a 2,000sq ft decent appartment incl car pk
- hotel club membership (pool/gym): $14,000/family/year
- Cars are cheap ($11k for an okay-ish 7 yr old car)
LIFE
- Flying 15-20 hours flt time per week, incl 2 nights away per week, but 2 weeks off every 3 months to go on hols
- Commute to flt ops is 5 mins by car to (free) airport car park, then 2 min walk to office
- Captaincy in 4 years from joining
- ID90s
- Good small circle of Brit/Oz mums mafia
- no crime to speak of
- Primary schools are okay at best.
- limited choice of decent restaurants and bars, for now at least
Any comparisons much appreciated....
ps forgot to say the weather in HK always seems slightly better than Macau!
So before I apply, I wanted to compare and contrast the cost and quality of living. Here is the lowdown on living and working in Macau. Please can anyone compare with KA/CX/HK (Discovery Bay???) Thanks!
FINANCIALS
Income: c. $50K per month net of tax, less...
- rent: $6,000/mth for a 1,000sq ft (incl crap kitchen)
- or: $13,000/mth for a 2,000sq ft decent appartment incl car pk
- hotel club membership (pool/gym): $14,000/family/year
- Cars are cheap ($11k for an okay-ish 7 yr old car)
LIFE
- Flying 15-20 hours flt time per week, incl 2 nights away per week, but 2 weeks off every 3 months to go on hols
- Commute to flt ops is 5 mins by car to (free) airport car park, then 2 min walk to office
- Captaincy in 4 years from joining
- ID90s
- Good small circle of Brit/Oz mums mafia
- no crime to speak of
- Primary schools are okay at best.
- limited choice of decent restaurants and bars, for now at least
Any comparisons much appreciated....
ps forgot to say the weather in HK always seems slightly better than Macau!