What's your rent?

[Karalysia]

edit nvm

 

[Leifmk]

Haven't rented in over a decade.

With my wife, I own a semi-detached house, 136 square meters (about 1460 square feet). Mortgage payments plus all other expenses (insurance, utilities, common maintenance fund, etc.) comes to about $1900 a month altogether. Renting something similar in our area would cost us... actually, I can't find out as there aren't really any comparable houses available for rent. But the closest examples I can find indicate that it would be rather more expensive. (Of course, our mortgage is less than half the value of the house now, we had a fair bit of equity before we bought this place, due to both of us having owned apartments for a decade previously.)

The rental market is fairly rudimentary here compared to many other countries, and the vast majority of what is for rent is smaller units (apartments, basements in private homes, etc.) Most people who rent as opposed to buy a home are single and often fairly young -- such as students, or people working their first real jobs. Not quite so many whole families with two working adults.

 

[Zelig]

Haven't rented in over a decade.

With my wife, I own a semi-detached house, 136 square meters (about 1460 square feet). Mortgage payments plus all other expenses (insurance, utilities, common maintenance fund, etc.) comes to about $1900 a month altogether. Renting something similar in our area would cost us... actually, I can't find out as there aren't really any comparable houses available for rent. But the closest examples I can find indicate that it would be rather more expensive. (Of course, our mortgage is less than half the value of the house now, we had a fair bit of equity before we bought this place, due to both of us having owned apartments for a decade previously.)

The rental market is fairly rudimentary here compared to many other countries, and the vast majority of what is for rent is smaller units (apartments, basements in private homes, etc.) Most people who rent as opposed to buy a home are single and often fairly young -- such as students, or people working their first real jobs. Not quite so many whole families with two working adults.

That makes sense, and would seem to be preferable in the housing market...

It's crackpot insane in cities here, it's not uncommon to be able to rent a unit for less than the owner is paying on their 25+ year mortgage.

 

[onedreamer]

Please tell also something about how you live.

The idea of this thread is to explore living costs around the world.

I live in a 25 m^2 single room apartment, about 1.5-2 km from the center of Helsinki, and pay 495 euros a month. The rent includes water but not the electricity nor gas. I'm actually pretty lucky, since it's very difficult to get apartment at the moment, and you'd easily have to pay 100 euros more a month.

EDIT: Here are the exchange rates of the major currencies, and here those of more exotic.

One square meter is about 11 square feet.

I rented till the past year. Used to be a 45 square meters apt (2 rooms + bathroom) in a nice (green) area in Turin, 480 euros/month which included water and housekeeping expenses, not included electricity and gas -for heating, which I could self regulate though, so this cost was limited compared to flats with centralized heating.

I added links to currency conversions to the OP.
Roughly CAD=USD=AUD,
£=1.5 USD and
€=1.2USD.

Make it £=1.6$ and €=1.3$ btw.

 

[classical_hero]

I pay $0 since I live with my father, but he would be hopeless without either me or my brother living here, since he cannot cook, clean or d many of the things needed to keep a home viable. But I do know that he has a massive mortgage of $50 a month on a loan he got back in the 70's. But he does pay for all the utilities and Pay TV.

 

[Atticus]

Used to be a 45 square meters apt (2 rooms + bathroom) in a nice (green) area in Turin

That's pretty cheap. Was it far away from the city center? Were you just lucky or does that reflect the prices in general there?

 

[NYHunter]

I live in the Bronx, in a lower-middle class area and rent is about $1040 for a 2 bedroom that my mom has had for over 20 years, but if it was a new renovated apartment in the same area it would be more like anywhere between $1300-$1500.

 

[kiwitt]

In Auckland the current price range for a 2-bedroom apartment is between $300-$400 per week, however, most people actual share and this drops to $100-$150 per week for a room in a shared house.

 

[Takhisis]

I don't pay rent, I simply put up with my parents . What's the exchange rate on that? Can't find it on the OP's link.

 

[Thoughtful Thug]

Almost 700 a month with 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen, living room, utility room, and single car garage 10 minutes away from Akron. Usual price around here.

I have seen 7 eviction notices on people's doors in the past year. This is by 4 units with each having 9 apartments each.

 

[Perfection]

I'm available for $500 an hour

 

[Thoughtful Thug]

I'm available for $500 an hour

On a stripper pole? That is pretty costly for one person to dance only a pole for a whole hour, and nothing else such as a lap dance at least.

 

[danjuno]

Too Damn High.

Hehe.

 

[Japanrocks12]

My parents run up something like 5-6k in monthly mortgage for a house that is roughly similar to MobBoss's.

 

[Zelig]

I'm available for $500 an hour

How many square feet?

 

[Takhisis]

None, as Perf's feet are rounded.

 

[randomstuff78]

I live in a house that is about 1400 square feet; it has 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, and a small garage for around $750 a month

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

$600/month. Cost of living here is very high.