Exploring My TINY £550 Hong Kong Flat, Budget Battles and Local Eateries | Jordan, Hong Kong 🇭🇰

[@leebaxtertrading]

I live in HK, but far up in the north new territories. For me its a much better standard of living, we got a 3 level house with 21k sqf for $18K. I know i would rather comfort and space than to live squashed up in the city, for me there is no advantage to it. HK is a small place if i want to go to the city i can get there in 35 mins.

[@jakecoopertravel]

I do agree the New Territories is definitely a good option! I had some friends that lived in Yuen Long and Fanling and it was super cheap for them and still not too difficult to get around. Personally, I enjoyed the convenience and the atmosphere of being in the city centre.

[@deancowley8045]

I’ve lived in the HK NT for 37 years - it’s bliss 🎉

[@sowhoisgeh]

Bro, this is such a good find. For 5500 I was expecting those coffin homes that have literally zero space beside a single bed, but this is dare I say generously spacious for the price. My MBA dorm room in Clear Water Bay was smaller than this and I paid more!

[@jakecoopertravel]

Cheers bro! Totally get what you mean! My friend had a place for 6200 and it was so small! From experience it always pays to find a landlord directly than use agencies as they tend to be more personable when you deal with them that way. What was your dorm like?

[@sowhoisgeh]

@@jakecoopertravel It was definitely less than 100 sqft, with just a single bed, a table, and a small closet. 4 of us shared one living room, kitchen, and bathroom. I think I paid around 7-8k per month for that shit.

[@jakecoopertravel]

@@sowhoisgeh oh wow! Yeah that's ridiculous! Mate definitely don't miss the confined spaces out there I will say 😅 you still living in HK?

[@sowhoisgeh]

@@jakecoopertravel yes I am. Moved a couple of times after my MBA. One thing I've learned all these years is that a small apartment, regardless of how new and well-equipped it is (there are a lot of newly built, overpriced 200+ sq ft apartments), will give you a fast-track, one-way ticket to depression. The humidity + heat coupled with a small space is gonna drive anyone insane. Splurging for a bigger space within your means is definitely gonna elevate your living standards significantly.

[@rrienks5268]

Thanks for sharing. I'm looking for an apartment in HK now so this was really helpful!

[@jakecoopertravel]

Hey! No worries at all, I'm glad you found it helpful. If you have anymore questions don't hesitate to ask, always happy to help :)

[@flamer9783]

For HK prices that's a very decent price, well done for finding it

[@jakecoopertravel]

Thanks brother! Took a lot of time but with the current rental market you can find some hidden gems quite easily

[@truthseeking-t7l]

Love it! Thanks for sharing!

[@jakecoopertravel]

No worries at all! Thanks for the support!

[@leolk6735]

Im paying $7900 for a 200sqft studio with balcony in Tuen Mun, it was completely new when I moved in including washing machine and fridge etc, gym room and swimming pool downstairs, few minutes walk to beach, disadvantage is remote to city centre and need an hour bus ride. My last studio is similar like yours, $6900 in North Point , have a small kitchen but toilet and bathroom without separate, it was horrible, always stuffy and moldy. I think your room is a good price with that layout even there’s no kitchen.

[@jakecoopertravel]

Thanks bro, yeah it was a lot better than some of the places online advertised. Thing is if you want something central you always end up paying ridiculous prices :/

[@RickMeetsWorld]

🎉I really enjoyed this video. Super interesting to know how apartments really are

[@jakecoopertravel]

Thanks Rick! Also probably the easiest house tour to film considering how small they are!

[@ralex6786]

Very informative 🎉

[@jakecoopertravel]

Thanks man!

[@mrsalamilai9066]

Hi Jake, if you don’t mind dropping apartment name, room no, and does that price includes what utilities ?

[@jakecoopertravel]

Hi Mrsalamilai9066, Unfortunately, I don't remember the exact room number but the amount I paid in rent was HK$5300 and the Utilities came to HK$200 on average a month. Hope this helps!

[@mrsalamilai9066]

@@jakecoopertravel that’s alright, managed to get street name woosung st Jordan.

[@jakecoopertravel]

@@mrsalamilai9066 Are you looking to move there yourself? :)

[@mrsalamilai9066]

@@jakecoopertravel doing some research, planning to go there in Sep.

[@jakecoopertravel]

@@mrsalamilai9066 Fair play man! You'll have a great time! How long are you planning to go for?

[@BellezaHK]

watching here

[@paulmegahy6937]

that amaing as i was in hong kong and rented hotel and it was 175 pounds per night

[@jakecoopertravel]

It's so expensive, especially when it comes to hotels! It's definitely a lot cheaper to rent a place for a longer period of time, However contracts will normally run for between 6 to 12 months.

[@danielmorrison1817]

Hi mate, hope you’re well! Firstly thank you for a very informative video. Secondly, I have a random question for you. How long did your visa take to come in? I’ve just applied for the working holiday visa a couple weeks ago and hoping for it to be in by the end of this month as i fly out soon. Also i work in Greggs at the moment so if you’re still over there ill bring you some steak bakes lad

[@jakecoopertravel]

Hello Dan! Thanks for all the support man I really appreciate it! In regards to the visa mate I got a sponsored work visa from my company so things might be different but from what I know visa processing times are around 4-6 weeks from the date of application (This was last year's times however so this may have changed). If you're not able to get it back in time an alternative option some people do is to enter Hong Kong on a 30 day tourist visa (Can't Work) then when your Visa QR code has arrived you can take a coach or ferry outside of Hong Kong to Macao and then catch it back to re-enter Hong Kong on your Working Holiday Visa. (The caveat is that you need to make sure that you receive your Visa as a QR code in an email and not delivered to your UK address as you will then need to get it sent to Hong Kong before you make the trip to Macao. Also I'm not an expert at all on the Hong Kong Immigration laws so I would definitely do some research before taking this option or contact someone in HK immigration to confirm that you can 100% do this method. I can't guarantee that it will work or that you can do it at all but I have known people do similar things in the past). Hope this has helped and like I say if you do explore this option just make sure to double check as I can't guarantee that it will work. Most of the people I know who have done it normally do this the other way round and leave HK for Macao at the end of their work visa to then re-enter with a tourist visa. So I'm not entirely sure if it works the other way round. If you have anymore questions just let me know I'm always happy to help! Haha bro that would have been the best gift in the world but I'm back home now but I appreciate the thought man! Hope you have a safe trip to Hong Kong you will absolutely love it!

[@jakecoopertravel]

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[@worldlife9834]

Racism and discrimination against non Chinese is a serious problem in Hong Kong. Walking down the street, you will notice no racial diversity in the work place. These types of channels are an injustice to the real situation. An uneducated man talking about a city he barely knows anything about. He needs learn more the reality of living in Hong Kong. Bangkok has a more international feeling and cheaper.

[@fanyfacka]

I live in your moms bed mate

[@jakecoopertravel]

Dude chill out man, it's really not that deep.

[@worldlife9834]

@@jakecoopertravel Bro, Get woke, Go broke. Reality sucks doesn't it.

[@jakecoopertravel]

Alright mate, have fun being miserable, posting on other people's YT to make yourself feel better 😂

[@robocop581]

Load of crap