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[Freakstar]

800,000 KRW a month will get me a fully furnished apartment including:

queen bed
dining table and two chairs
tv
washer/dryer
fridge
microwave
rice cooker
aircon
ample closet space
spacious bath with separate shower stall
maintenance fee included
all utilities paid including cable TV and high speed internet
net pyung: 8

Is this a good deal? Place is within 5 minutes walking distance of Sincheon station (green line, line 2) in Gangnam. It's clean and modern if a bit small but I wouldn't have to buy a single piece of furniture other than kitchen stuff like pans and dishes. Everything else I looked at today was a piece of crap hole in the wall.

[SeoulShakin]

I lived by Sincheon station last year, and it's a really nice area, though I'm not sure it's technically part of Gangnam. That area there is Jamsil dong, Songpa-gu. It might technically be a part of Gangnam, but when I lived there I was under the impression that it wasn't. It doesn't take long to get there though.

Very close to Jamsil, which has good shopping and foreign food available for groceries if that's what you're into.

[bassexpander]

I'd say no.

Too bad you don't have a spare 50 million sitting around. Our place is over 30 pyong with 2 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms, and a nice living room. We pay 800,000 for it per month, after the down-money. Only a few years old, too. We're in Seoul. Others have better places, but we're comfortable.

[Typhoon]

8 pyung is crazy small. 800 000 a month is way too much to pay unless they are providing a livein man/woman (what ever you prefer) to provide you all the services you desire.

[xCustomx]

You should be able to find all of those items for sale from teachers who are moving out of Korea. Check out the buy/sell section, worknplay or englishspectrum. I'd guess you could get everything for about 500,000. The maint. fee and utilities usually come out to about 125-160,000 in an officetel, so your real rent is about 610-630,000/month, since you also get free cable tv and internet (total of about 30,000/month).

I'd say keep looking, since you can get a larger place elsewhere. I know rent is rising in Gangnam though. My friends place is going from 650,000/month up to 800,000 for about 10 pyung.

[Freakstar]

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[SeoulShakin]

Yes, I don't think bassexpender was saying you should get bigger for your money. I think he meant that for the size you are looking at, you should be paying less. If you want around that size, you should only be paying between 400,000 and 500,000 a month tops.

I'm paying 850,000 (split with one roommate) for a 3 bedroom place, with a separate living room, kitchen with a full oven, microwave, lots of counter space, the bathroom has a full size bathtub, washer/dryer and is as big as the small bedroom. We also have private rooftop access.

If they are saying 800,000 for something that small, they are ripping you off. If they pull the "it's fully furnished" thing on you, that's bull, because ours is fully furnished as well.

Sincheon is an expensive area to live. If you are looking to live in a more posh area like Gangnam (from your op I think you mentioned that area) or Apkujeong, you will pay more for the space. However, if you go even a little bit out of those areas, you will get either more for your money, or end up saving a lot for the same amount of space.

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