Cost of Living in Hong Kong - Guide to our kabayans

[carmen]

kuya tony and my other kababayan

thanks dun sa msg mo sken sa FS e2 ptambay muna ko d2...punta ko HK this coming Dec 28 till Jan 1...sana pla mas maaga ko nalaman tong forum nto pra mkakuha mn lng ng mas madaming tips. Merun ako na booked na hostel sa Four Seasons Guest House. USD135 FOR 4 NIGHTS ok n b yun price na yun or theres still sme na mas mura? ngpa booked n kc ko takot ako n bka wala matuluyan when I go there. I'll be travelling alone sna po merun mga pinoy na malapit sa area n puntahan ko na bka pwede ko po pgtanungan kun sakali maligaw ako. The hotel doesnt offer transfer so mg isa ko lng hahanapin kun san man yan hotel n yan

[SoyTee]

HK$135 for 4 nights!!!
mura na yun ah

si pee2xdee, malapit lang jan. Pwede mo syang tanungin.

high ppd  

[carmen]

si soytee nmn loloko mo nmn ako weh USD po US$135 for 4 nights

[tonychel]

Carmen, kung US$135 yan, mura nga!

Not sure kung anong itsura ng Four Seasons Guest House sa Chung King.
Palagay pwede na yan.

Kasi yung dating ni recommend ko sa cousin last time, mga $hk500 a day.
3 sila nung asawa nya chaka yung little boy nila.
Eto yung link
http://www.rentaroomhk.com

[carmen]

thanks kuya... dadalas dalasan ko dalaw d2...   

[Shazam]

Magandang araw po!

Tanong ko lang sana kung may idea kayo regarding current salary range for IT Managers dyan sa Hong Kong pati na rin current cost range ng mga flats.

Maraming Salamat!

[tonychel]

Hi Shazam,

here's the salary range for IT
http://www.jobsdb.com/HK/EN/V6HTML/JobSeeker/Resources/salaryreport2006/IT.htm

Flat rent varies. depende sa location and age ng building. Mas mahal sa Hong Kong side. Yung 500-600sq.ft. cost about 6-8K a month.

[neilski "mr.pogi"]

eh kung sa little tondo sa hk ka

titira mga mag kano mga sir?

[nanaynikikay]

  here.  Hello to everyone!  Hihingi lang po sana ng tulong.  My husband has been offered a permanent job there in HK (he's a mainframe programmer) and he'd like to eventually bring the whole family  there.  Our main concern is about the education of our 3 kids, the eldest will be in 2nd year HS next school year, the other two will be in Grade 5 and Grade 3.  I've been surfing around to get some info  regarding education for foreigners pero wala akong makita kung pwede bang pumasok sa government run schools ang mga anak ng foreigners at napakamahal naman ng fees mga international schools.  I've read na mahal din ang upa sa apartments pero sa tingin po ba ninyo ay kaya ng makabuhay ng family of 5 ang HK$ 25,000 - 30,000?  Any info po na maibibigay ninyo to us will be greatly appreciated.  Maraming maraming salamat po!

[neilski "mr.pogi"]

Paging bro TC...

hi nanaynikikay 

[tonychel]

If you want to bring the whole family, OK lang. Yung 25-30K, halos sakto lang or me konting matitira, of course depende sa lifestyle nyo.

Merong mga school dito...unfortunately, mahal yung mga international schools, lalo na sa high school.
Yung mga gov't school naman, mura or minsan libre pa, kaya lang, baka medium of instruction nila cantonese, baka ma shock yung mga bata.

I'll be back later to give more info....busy lang kasi

[nanaynikikay]

Thank you po for your answer.  Hihintayin ko pa yung ibang iseshare mo a akin ha.  Actually final na yung offer sa husband ko, HK$ 30,000 plus additional benefits like medical insurance, life insurance, discretionary bonus, 16 days paid annual leave, retirement benefits.  Ok na ba yun in your opinion? Automatic ba yun na may 13th month pay pag permanent employee ka? 

Maraming salamat po ulit.   

[tonychel]

Sana meron ring housing allowance. Kasi mahal ang renta nag bahay dito, depende rin sa lugar.
Like sa amin, we're paying 6.8K, mura na yun kasi nasa new territories kami.

Yung bonus (13th month) I think, standard na dito yun, pero minsan, pag OK yung business ng company, nagbibigay pa ng 14th or 15th month, usually binibigay before Chinese New Year (Feb).

[tonychel]

Kelan po ang dating nyo?

Habang bakasyon mga kids nyo, mas magandang makita nila yung mga schools pati na rin yung way of life here. September ang start ng school dito, but I've no idea kung paano application sa schools pag galing sa atin.

[nanaynikikay]

Thank you very much sa reply mo.  Actually di pa inaaccept ng husband ko yung offer, kasi gusto muna naming malaman kung makakasurvive kami sa salary na inooffer nila.  Ayaw kasi namin na siya lang ang nandyan tapos maiiwan kami dito kasi both of us are products of families na OFW ang father (in his case even his Mom) and we know na mahirap para sa mga bata ang malayo sa parents so we're trying to work out na makasama kami lahat. 

If in case inaccept nya yung offer, diyan na ba aayusin yung papers nya?  Actually na-send na niya yung mga pertinent documents na kailangan sa pag-aaply ng work permit.  How long will it take before ma-aaprove yun?  Then after it has been approved, at makapunta na siya diyan, kailangan pa ba niya magpunta sa HK immigration for additional documentation or yun na yon?  Sa Singapore kasi  you will be given approval in principle tapos pagdating mo doon, aayusin mo pa ulit sa Ministry of Manpower.  Ganun din ba diyan?

Actually he was able to work in Singapore and we were able to go with him there pero bumalik kami dito sa Pinas after 2 years so the kids had already been exposed to living in another country.  So i'm assuming na magugustuhan din nila diyan.


We will accept your suggestion na dalhin sila diyan this vacation for them to see for themselves kung magugustuhan nga nila tumira at mag-aral diyan.

Maraming maraming salamat ulit ha.  Sana di kayo magsawa sa ginagawa ninyo.  You guys really are helping people like us.