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martinpil
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 Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 12:47 pm Post subject: whats the cheapest room you could get in seoul? |
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| is it possible to get shared accommodation? I would like to pay 300k or so. is it possible? i have been offered a job with a company but no accommodation only 100k towards it (salary 2.5m) |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Have you thought about goshiwons? (They are tiny rooms with a bed, desk and TV; kitchen and bathrooms shared.) |
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martinpil
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Ya-ta Boy wrote: |
| Have you thought about goshiwons? (They are tiny rooms with a bed, desk and TV; kitchen and bathrooms shared.) |
cool...you got any links? how much are they? |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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I am currently in a goshiwon and I have been for the last three months. For the first month it wasn't too bad, the second was over it and this third month I have been exhausted. I realised that it is because there is just no place to really relax. On the flip side I know people that can handle it for year long contracts.
It is okay for short term but long term I don't recommended it.
here is a link for goshiwons
http://www.gosi1.net/gosiup/searchlist2_new.php3 |
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lifeinkorea
Joined: 24 Jan 2009
Location: somewhere in China
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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I don't suggest a goshiwon. There was one in Suwon I visited which claimed to have a shower area in each room as opposed to other goshiwons. I had to go on a waiting list for it. I assume in Seoul it would be much more difficult.
However, if you really want to look into it, here are the cheapest ones I found http://jadarite.wikispaces.com/seoulinfo |
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D.D.
Joined: 29 May 2008
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| Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: whats the cheapest room you could get in seoul? |
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| martinpil wrote: |
| is it possible to get shared accommodation? I would like to pay 300k or so. is it possible? i have been offered a job with a company but no accommodation only 100k towards it (salary 2.5m) |
Why take a job like that. |
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martinpil
Joined: 03 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:50 am Post subject: Re: whats the cheapest room you could get in seoul? |
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| D.D. wrote: |
| martinpil wrote: |
| is it possible to get shared accommodation? I would like to pay 300k or so. is it possible? i have been offered a job with a company but no accommodation only 100k towards it (salary 2.5m) |
Why take a job like that. |
well woosong were only going to offer me 2.1m with not much prospect for much overtime but free accommodation and this position pays 2.5m + 100k which is 500k more than woosongs offer and overtime available (pagoda)
So, I thought what the heck, they are going to pay the key money anyway and 500k difference makes up for the accommodation. like that really. why? how much are you on then? most offers on here for korea are 2.1-2.5m. I dont see any jobs advertised over 3m at all in fact. |
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martinpil
Joined: 03 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:59 am Post subject: |
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| lifeinkorea wrote: |
I don't suggest a goshiwon. There was one in Suwon I visited which claimed to have a shower area in each room as opposed to other goshiwons. I had to go on a waiting list for it. I assume in Seoul it would be much more difficult.
However, if you really want to look into it, here are the cheapest ones I found http://jadarite.wikispaces.com/seoulinfo |
wow they are cheap. So why do people live in studios then? I guess most peeps are on free accommodation with their contract. Do you have to pay keymoney for a goshiwon? 2.5m salary from pagoda isnt bad is it? plus 100k towards rent makes a minimum of 2.6m a month....is this ok to live on and save about �300 per month if you go careful, eg by living in a goshiwon? |
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losing_touch
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Location: Ulsan - I think!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:32 am Post subject: |
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| You would be a fool if you couldn't save 300 Pounds per month with a salary of 2.1 million and free accommodation .... I save far more than that and support a wife .... |
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martinpil
Joined: 03 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:57 am Post subject: |
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but 2.1m won is only �948 on xe.com
�1000 a month wouldn't go far in England. Still havin said that, you could get by quite well on it if you were living rent free I suppose. Whether you would spend only 700 of it and save 300 is another thing though, esp if you ran a car and went out drinking every weekend. dont forget the kebabs at the end of the night too lol.
so how much do you save a month then? |
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martinpil
Joined: 03 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 10:07 am Post subject: |
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infact let's work it out.
say eat out twice a week (curry and sunday lunch  ) @ �20 each=�160/mo
food per week from supermarket say �40 a week= �160/mo
couple of beers a night @ �2.80/pint=�56/month (that's based on 5 nites)
council tax �100/mo
utilities �50/mo
travel �100/mo (public transport) more if car.
so altogether a basic living will cost �626/month
If you drink more than 2 pints or run a car or eat out more then it will be more and I think a lot of people will burn up an extra few hundred quid on one thing or another. |
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D.D.
Joined: 29 May 2008
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| I get 2.4 and a free rent that is worth (450000) so I get 2.85. Not sure why you would want 2.6 and have to find your own place. I also get the feeling that you will need to teach 30 classes or more a week? |
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martinpil
Joined: 03 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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| D.D. wrote: |
| I get 2.4 and a free rent that is worth (450000) so I get 2.85. Not sure why you would want 2.6 and have to find your own place. I also get the feeling that you will need to teach 30 classes or more a week? |
up to 40 before OT I believe. There should be labour laws to stop them doing this however as it's much too many really. Still, it's the only position I've been offered so far |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| martinpil wrote: |
infact let's work it out.
say eat out twice a week (curry and sunday lunch ) @ �20 each=�160/mo
food per week from supermarket say �40 a week= �160/mo
couple of beers a night @ �2.80/pint=�56/month (that's based on 5 nites)
council tax �100/mo
utilities �50/mo
travel �100/mo (public transport) more if car.
so altogether a basic living will cost �626/month
If you drink more than 2 pints or run a car or eat out more then it will be more and I think a lot of people will burn up an extra few hundred quid on one thing or another. |
eating out korean 50,000 month western 1-200,000 month
food from the supermarket 40,000 won = 160,000won
couple of beers a night 3000 won = 120,000 won/month
utilities (none in a goshiwon) 40-200,000/month
travel 30,000 won /month
weekends 200,000 month
so thats about 6-800,000 won you will go over budget so say a cool million, that still leaves you with 1-1.5 million won a month 450-650 pounds a month |
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losing_touch
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Location: Ulsan - I think!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| martinpil wrote: |
but 2.1m won is only �948 on xe.com
�1000 a month wouldn't go far in England. Still havin said that, you could get by quite well on it if you were living rent free I suppose. Whether you would spend only 700 of it and save 300 is another thing though, esp if you ran a car and went out drinking every weekend. dont forget the kebabs at the end of the night too lol.
so how much do you save a month then? |
I save about 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 won per month. |
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