Is it possible to live well in Seoul for 2300 USD a month

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I made some calculations and it should be possible to live with this much without working from my savings for two years (without asking parents for money) I am okay with a one bedroom apartment as long as it looks halfway decent. I want to go out drinking maybe once week and have a date like 2 to 3 times a week. I am not a fancy eater but also not okay with eating rice and beans every day. is it possible?
 
I have no idea. But please do reports about Korea, I am interested. The females are very good looking actually since they are all surgerymaxxed
 
Sounds great at first but you're not going to be happy after the honeymoon period wears off. This is pauper-level budgeting. Realize that you won't be able to rent in the middle of a city and will end up isolated. And even then, you're going to be eating instant noodle slop and or rice for most meals.

You should look into part-time or low-hour work to offset your savings drain. In China this would be university teaching (~15 hours a week). Idk if something similar exists in Korea
 
Sounds great at first but you're not going to be happy after the honeymoon period wears off. This is pauper-level budgeting. Realize that you won't be able to rent in the middle of a city and will end up isolated. And even then, you're going to be eating instant noodle slop and or rice for most meals.

You should look into part-time or low-hour work to offset your savings drain. In China this would be university teaching (~15 hours a week). Idk if something similar exists in Korea
why do you believe that? I find one bedroom apartments Airbnb's for 800 Euro a month in the centre of seoul. So an appartment for 800 Euro a month should be easy. Then maybe 100 Euro a month for energy, and I have 1100 Euro for everything else. This is a lot considering prices are higher in Central Europa and you can also live well with 2000 Euro a month there.
 
2300 a month for the most part should be pretty decent. But of course it depends on what you want for your lifestyle.
I assume you don't want to stay in a goshiwon or anything like that, decent one bedroom apartments go from around 450-800 a month or so, depending on neighborhood and size.
The bigger issue will be deposits which are around 3000-7000 dollars which you have to pay all at once, though if you use airbnb you'll have to pay more in rent but probably won't need a deposit.
Even if you eat out everyday you probably won't go over 400 a month, obviously more expensive if you have a girlfriend or whatever.
Nightlife really depends, you could be either drinking from soju bottles outside of convenience stores in hongdae or dropping stacks on bottles in gangnam, but if you find a good group of bros to split bottles with (outside of gangnam) you could get away with maybe 200-300 a month.
Dating more so depends on the girl you're with, there's lots of girls who don't expect anything super crazy, but if they see your lifestyle they might not be too keen on marriage, usually you're going to a cafe, then a restaurant and then somewhere to drink which should come out to around 80-100 per date.
Which visa are you planning on coming on? If you're planning on staying for a significant amount of time you'll need an appropriate visa
 
2300 a month for the most part should be pretty decent. But of course it depends on what you want for your lifestyle.
I assume you don't want to stay in a goshiwon or anything like that, decent one bedroom apartments go from around 450-800 a month or so, depending on neighborhood and size.
The bigger issue will be deposits which are around 3000-7000 dollars which you have to pay all at once, though if you use airbnb you'll have to pay more in rent but probably won't need a deposit.
Even if you eat out everyday you probably won't go over 400 a month, obviously more expensive if you have a girlfriend or whatever.
Nightlife really depends, you could be either drinking from soju bottles outside of convenience stores in hongdae or dropping stacks on bottles in gangnam, but if you find a good group of bros to split bottles with (outside of gangnam) you could get away with maybe 200-300 a month.
Dating more so depends on the girl you're with, there's lots of girls who don't expect anything super crazy, but if they see your lifestyle they might not be too keen on marriage, usually you're going to a cafe, then a restaurant and then somewhere to drink which should come out to around 80-100 per date.
Which visa are you planning on coming on? If you're planning on staying for a significant amount of time you'll need an appropriate visa
thank you for the answer! I have been thinking about it and it would not work with visa anyway so I would have to change location from time to time. maybe swap between hanoi and seoul.
 
I made some calculations and it should be possible to live with this much without working from my savings for two years (without asking parents for money) I am okay with a one bedroom apartment as long as it looks halfway decent. I want to go out drinking maybe once week and have a date like 2 to 3 times a week. I am not a fancy eater but also not okay with eating rice and beans every day. is it possible?
for the lifestyle you are describing yes
 
I made some calculations and it should be possible to live with this much without working from my savings for two years (without asking parents for money) I am okay with a one bedroom apartment as long as it looks halfway decent. I want to go out drinking maybe once week and have a date like 2 to 3 times a week. I am not a fancy eater but also not okay with eating rice and beans every day. is it possible?
should spend this money on surgery to ascend to chadlite instead of this…
 
2300 usd impossible 1br dating 2-3 times a week
no way
maybe if you stay 20km from city center in some shitty suburbia
even then it would be hard
 
yes it’s possible, only problem would be the deposit. they’re usually like 5 figures, but then you don’t have to pay much rent, if any
 
why do you believe that? I find one bedroom apartments Airbnb's for 800 Euro a month in the centre of seoul. So an appartment for 800 Euro a month should be easy. Then maybe 100 Euro a month for energy, and I have 1100 Euro for everything else. This is a lot considering prices are higher in Central Europa and you can also live well with 2000 Euro a month there.
Yeah I may be in the wrong here. Dunno. I just wouldn't want to lead a lifestyle on that budget personally. To me, "enough" is when I can do everyday stuff without considering cost or having to budget.
 
2300 usd impossible 1br dating 2-3 times a week
no way
maybe if you stay 20km from city center in some shitty suburbia
even then it would be hard
if you dont need to lead with your money dating can be very cheap, not ideal of course
 
2300 usd impossible 1br dating 2-3 times a week
no way
maybe if you stay 20km from city center in some shitty suburbia
even then it would be hard
I do not know your calculations but rent is roughly 800 Euro for a room in the centre. why do you think 1200 euro for the rest is not enough?
 
might think about it. but every surgery is also a certain risk. i do not want to look uncanny like that schizo from looksmax
You need to take risks in life.

You said you want to live in asia without barely working, well here you go.

I’m also surgery maxing myself.
 

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