Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Planning an exchange semester to Hong Kong at CUHK?
Planning an exchange semester to Hong Kong at CUHK?
I am from Colombia and if everything goes ok, I will be in Hong Kong making an exchange semester starting next january. Any advices to get in touch with local students? average cost of living? any suggestions?
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Are you living in the dorm or outside. There's really no average per se in HK. A guy making HK$100,000 a month surely eats and dress differently from a guy that makes HK$10,000. HK can be quite expensive, however unlike most rich places which do not have a market for low incomes, HK has the cheapest Macdonald's in the whole world. A Mac meal can cost as low as under HK$30. A bowl of wonton noodle can be as low as HK$15, a fried rice can be only HK$20. If you rent an apt in a remote New Territories village, the rent can be as low as HK$2,500 - 3,000 a month. One litre of paper box milk is around HK$8. A loaf of white bread is around HK$10. So if you dont eat out and do only widow shoppings you can really save a lot of money.
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Well, rent would be quite expensive because it's a metropolitan area but rates for food, clothing, electricity are really good and it balances out somewhat. Getting in touch with students shouldn't be hard either, 'cause it's a city!
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