Living in China - My Beijing Apartment Tour

In this video, I take you on an updated tour of our 'Hutong House' here in Beijing and show you what a $1300 Beijing apartment really looks like. We changed a few things recently and we have been living here for 3 years so thought it would be good to show you the changes we have made since moving in.
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[@Reporterfy]

The place ia great

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot!

[@nileshbhattacharya2526]

Nice place . Living in China is safest in the world. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.....

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot we love it here!

[@jeremybunoit380]

You are an idiot or a Chinese part bot. Mosque was hidden by walls in Xinjiang region by communist party www.reuters.com/world/china/mosques-disappear-china-strives-build-beautiful-xinjiang-2021-05-13/

[@RespectOthers1]

What a nice cozy little place. Nobody would have guessed it’s the interior of a hutong. Hope Jack’s desk is in a good feng shui spot for creating awesome videos! :D

[@squarepeg1023]

I hope so too, haha!

[@Nicofilms]

Haha I hope so too! Thanks a lot!

[@Kirralee09]

Another high quality, well made video. Thank you for showing us! For $1300 in NYC you get a bathroom

[@Nicofilms]

Oh wow! Interesting to see the difference. Beijing is quite an expensive city as well but it is still a great place to live.

[@hassanjamal4212]

@Goefficiency you mean a one bedroom apartment or just one bedroom in an apartment?

[@GeorgeLouVideo]

I watched most of your videos and never realized that you lived in a hutong. That is super cool. It would be cool if you could do an episode that highlights the neighborhood.

[@Nicofilms]

Haha we must do a good job of filming in a small space. In the other video we show a lot more of the neighbourhood. When the weather gets a bit warmer we might do a one of all the cool hutongs in Beijing.

[@JohnThomasAbroad]

Neon for the WIN!! Love the look of your place. Also huge bonus in my book that you have a print of VW Bus! I’m obsessed. I have my own metal model in my place of the bus. Thanks for sharing your Hutong apartment. So fun to see.

[@squarepeg1023]

I can't resist taking a photo of any VW van whenever I see one!

[@banja1470]

from someone who just decorated his new apartment recently haha

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks for watching! Yeah we are a little bit obsessed at the moment . They are so cool, I would love to have one, one day!

[@MiriamFollin]

Such a sweet little place!! And you have fixed it up so nicely! 👌👌

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks so much! I'm really happy we switched it, it looks so much better! 😊

[@sunpein]

抓到一个米粒，0_0

[@recuerdo5845]

what a cozy place to live..i love it.....

[@yaziwo2477]

Such nice arrangement there! Love all the work you have done to your little cozy sweet home....

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@justawesome5945]

Thanks for the update Love to watch your videos Keep up the good work Cheers With AWESOME love from North America

[@bob.b.s8338]

Such a nice place, spot on. Hope you really enjoy it and have a happy life, I saw your HP sauce inside, it was originally produced in Birmingham, England. You like it even in Beijing, amazing.

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot! You know I never knew that I love the stuff haha

[@banja1470]

Wow you guys just know how to decorate the house. I wish I live in it!

[@Nicofilms]

Awww thanks that is so kind!

[@isabellang2907]

Very nice apartment! Thanks for showing us!

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks for watching!

[@petrichor4753]

Love your decorations, which make your apartment so warm and sweet.

[@GoingTheWholeHogg]

Jack’s sad face at sitting at that kitchen desk for 3 years 😂 Love your flat, it’s looking great! Never realised you had that outdoor terrace off your bedroom. That makes such a difference, just having some outdoor space and the gorgeous light coming in. Rice cooker, slow cooker and mini-oven were all essential purchases for us too when we lived in Korea 👌🏻

[@573355415]

It’s a great deal! Nice apartment!

[@hangzeng1491]

As expected, a good video producer must have a good taste of decoration. I love the cute pineapples hanging around the air conditioner. Fake plant is a good choice for those travel a lot. Btw, I think 8500 yuan is a cheap price for a 2-floor house with a private terrace in downtown Beijing city.

[@Nicofilms]

haha thanks a lot! I love them too they give off such a nice light when they are on. Yeah took us over a year to realise why we couldn't keep a plant alive down there haha

[@michaelp9061]

Omg. Beautiful apartment.

[@Nicofilms]

Thank you!!

[@cyrus-tang]

Cozy, decent and lovely little (?) apartment.

[@MariaAlvarez-sm8bv]

Lovely apartment. Congrats Nico and Jack!

[@sandyau5380]

Hi Nico, you can be a terrific interior designer! You really made your place very special and cozy! And I am sure you didn’t spend much money in doing that. Fantastic 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@yangzhao3676]

I Love the way you say Beijing. Sounds Authentic.

[@TheLilleyPad]

At first I thought you moved out of the hutong. Very nice 👍🏻

[@凯皓]

WOW, I just noted that lighting is different than the other video before, such a professional vide!

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot! Well we just bought a new light and also the ambient lighting really helped!

[@dunwallghost7315]

As a beijinger that never actually have chance to grow up in hutong, I really love your apartment. It's cozy, it's modern simple, it really like a secret little garden in the urban old beijing! A little advice if you're still using laptop a lot: there's a product called DJ支架 (DJ bracket). Yes it's mainly for DJ performing that kind of thing, but when you have to using laptop for a very long time, this one better than normal laptop bracket since it could lift your laptop on same line as your eye visual line while others only lift a bit on table. you need a keyboard tho... but it's worth it.

[@shirokisasaki3233]

For a cozy apartment of this size and within the second ring of Beijing,I'd say the price is really fair. You don't have to commute on the subway for 2 hours every morning for work.

[@Nicofilms]

Exactly! The location really is excellent!

[@harbin88]

Nice place I like it, especially with you guys' touch!

[@spendingtimetogether8428]

4:55 the way the CPU is positioned to the side edge of the desk makes me nervous lol. Please consider putting it against the wall or somewhere safer.😂 Nice apartment tour!

[@angeredjudge]

Beautiful home. Cozy.

[@Nicofilms]

Thank you! 😊

[@JC-kl1sw]

Nice place! Reminds of Daphne's gallery near gulou. Brings back memories!

[@rikoscorpion]

I saw you guys the Great wall wedding photo in the frame 😜

[@李大明-j6u]

wow, it looks amazing....

[@wilsonchan1471]

Although the bathroom entry is a little odd, but I like the skylight in the closet.

[@johnkiel1000]

You a nice comfy place there...🥰

[@Nicofilms]

Yes we love it, we will be sad to leave!

[@thisischaniece]

You have such a cute apartment! I should really make an effort to decorate...

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot! We put it off for a few years and then we were like why did we wait so long to get these things haha

[@jetli4512]

it seems that you guys live in the neighborhood of An Ding Men(安定门)，very close to my home😀

[@Nicofilms]

Near! We live in the Dongsi hutong!

[@nicolal7865]

Nice video. I would choose Hutong House too. Appt of 20th floor are hotter in summer and colder in winter.

[@Nicofilms]

Our 20th floor apartment was a lot cooler in summer this place is pretty awful upstairs but I love it in winter as it is so cosy with the under floor heating.

[@travelaroundlife]

I love your apartment!

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot!

[@prasadsawant8286]

Hey, What do you guys work as? It would be really cool if you make a video on your professions.

[@davelazenby77255]

Damn that gas cylinder in the kitchen is a shocker. Totally illegal here. Make sure you don’t forget to close it. Scary.

[@danielli8118]

living cost is so high in Beijing, with such price you can live in a luxury, full furniture, bigger size condo here in Bangkok.

[@AmelieZh]

Lmao. Where have I heard that before..

[@Nicofilms]

Rent is the biggest expense here, most other cities are a lot cheaper but wages are also higher here as well.

[@creativekibhole]

Waooooo, such a wonderful video. Am so happy I met your channel since years ago. I have been enjoying it so well your videos. You also inspired me start a channel and it’s growing very well. Thanks 🙏 a lot sister be blessed always, I also hope your fans can give me a hand of little support one day too.

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot I'm so happy we inspired you to start creating, that is awesome!

[@creativekibhole]

@@Nicofilms your welcome 🙏 , one day when God bless we shall make a collaboration video too 🤗

[@Crom21]

VERY NICE AMBIENCE.

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot!

[@alexililin8024]

so cozy!

[@thayle997]

Lovely!

[@dr4co500]

What theeeeeeeeeee....... I was paying 300$ in China last year and I had a MUCH bigger appartment. 2 floors loft with GIGANTIC window that spans the two floors and insane amount of light on the 18th floor. Separate office space/tiny room space. Bedroom on the mezzanine. Central heating and AC in the building. The building was BRAND new and just over a metro station.... This was in Hefei, Capital of Anhui province. A "small city" of 8 millions people. I guess that's the difference between living in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen VS literally any other provincial capital of China.

[@Nicofilms]

Yup the rent in Beijing is the most expensive in China when we lived in Nanjing we were paying much less.

[@MatteoLonghi7]

cute place, would love to live in it! haha

[@omni3670]

Am late to comment. But just have to say something though. Oh my! Speechless! Tastefully and well set up! Must be just a wonderful and cosy place to rush home to! Jealous! hehehe......

[@Nicofilms]

Aw thanks a lot, I'm pleased you like it!

[@Sophia-ox7tx]

Nice place, I love it.

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot, us too!

[@richarddwann773]

Home sweet home! 😊👏

[@Nicofilms]

Thank you 😊

[@6969-m7u]

Nice place .btw can u next show suburban area in china i just realise never see it , is just apartment?

[@treedillon]

If I remember correctly, this KZbinr: 2.5 Travellers , living in the suburbs of Beijing.

[@6969-m7u]

@@treedillon thx btw i found this surburb area in Quanzhou this looks beautiful ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpu2aaqiariihLs

[@kaiyang2649]

You've made the house more delicate since you moved in.The landlord should thank you.I have a house to rent in Guangzhou, and I hope to rent it to tenants like you.😂😂😂

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot! haha right! We will probably still loose our deposit for some reason or another though haha

[@zeldamachina6305]

Hey Nico!!! It's been a while, how is life treating you and Jack?

[@Nicofilms]

Hey Zaylas welcome back! We are good thanks I hope you are too!

[@zeldamachina6305]

@@Nicofilms Yes, I'm doing great.

[@zeldamachina6305]

@@Nicofilms Yes, I'm doing great.

[@yenriver5255]

you get a 3 bedroom house in country Victoria, Australia.

[@ZLL668]

Awesome

[@swedish_sadhguru3854]

Crazy how that apartment is double the price compared to in Sweden, meanwhile average salaries in China is 1/5 of Sweden, hmmmm.

[@sichaoxian]

Very nice!

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks!

[@Diesel735]

Nice! You would pay double that in my area with less amenities. 6:27 HP, Frank's RedHot, and Tabasco .....Spicy!

[@Nicofilms]

Interesting to know where do you live? hahaha we like it spicy!

[@Diesel735]

@@Nicofilms Vancouver, Canada

[@BizInsightsChina]

Wow for this small apartment 1300? Go to baiziwan road u can find average of 1000 which is close to center lol

[@AmelieZh]

You can probably cover up the water heater with cloth poster

[@Nicofilms]

Good idea, might have a look into it!

[@eduardochavacano]

China has very reasonable rates for apartments. Some countries in Southeast Asia can be more expensive. Very beautiful space.

[@Nicofilms]

Beijing is certainly one of the more expensive places as well.Thanks a lot!

[@r3dpowel796]

lol I am obsessed with neon in my apartment too. I have a speaker play lo fi music..

[@Nicofilms]

They just create such a nice atmosphere!

[@crayopopp7171]

Wow,nice!

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks!

[@pingenlin6272]

pretty !

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks!

[@Meow-st2ru]

Sweet place

[@Nicofilms]

Thank you!

[@angel-hack]

❤❤❤

[@heemagauss8691]

like 4 the video & ur shirt

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot!

[@kennethq1585]

coming here to see the neon light lol

[@ThaZMP]

previous video you said rent was 2125, and this one you said its 8500, which one is it?

[@Nicofilms]

Do you mean the video when I say what I spend a week? I spend ¥2125 a week on rent which = ¥8500 a month.

[@ThaZMP]

@@Nicofilms Yes, I got confused by that because the previous chapter in the previous video had monthly expenses, so I thought the next chapter of that video was also expenses expressed as monthly. But now I understand it was weekly so thank you for clearing that up. Also thank you for all your content. I has helped me learn alot and also confirm a lot of what I thought China would be like.

[@colincha1674]

Liang pi!!!!

[@Crom21]

WOW. RMB8500 is not cheap.

[@Nicofilms]

No, Beijing is an expensive city for rent.

[@crazyfg123]

nice

[@huangshijian3068]

It's very rare to use gas bottle in the kitchen these days

[@Nicofilms]

Oh really? I didn't know that!

[@HarryPotter-nx9id]

I live in Shanghai and the apartment I rent is like a dump.

[@liar_hater]

Expensive in Chinese standard, but compared to NYC, it is really good.

[@weizhang2834]

7000多住这么大面积在北京市中心贵？你可别瞎代表Chinese 了

[@Nicofilms]

Yes and for a capital city I think it is pretty good.

[@kuoliu1978]

Wow, a very well converted apartment from old stylish house... very lovely!

[@Nicofilms]

Glad you like it! Thanks a lot!

[@dragonball3503]

they don't have small houses like that in nanjing?

[@Nicofilms]

Hutongs are most famous in Beijing. In Nanjing most places are apartments.

[@polycadence8482]

That's a $4000 apartment in SF.

[@Nicofilms]

Wow SF sounds pricy!

[@angeredjudge]

@@Nicofilms $7-8000 apartment in nyc

[@keith6371]

I think more like 2400 USD. A pretty big house in LA, around 200sq meter, with a yard, rents about 3000. SF is more expensive than LA, but the difference is around 20% at most

[@swedish_sadhguru3854]

Doubt it. I have friends living in SF and they pay 2500 USD for 60m2 big studios with modern gyms too in the same building, swimming pools etc. Thats way cheaper than what you get in Beijing.

[@cyrus-tang]

Get an air fryer, it’s taken the entire Asia’s kitchens by storm!

[@Nicofilms]

I've heard great things!

[@allencpp]

china house price is ridiculous , however, we don't need to pay any tax after "buy" this house

[@wesleyvict]

isn't only China, actually is a global issue.

[@swedish_sadhguru3854]

@@wesleyvict Nope, in Sweden its way cheaper than China and salaries are 500% higher too.

[@recuerdo9526]

💗👍😘😀😃😳💝

[@patriciahermes9984]

A Jenny apartment!

[@xyz-pf1yz]

British people living in Beijing while Hong Kong people, some of them, are relocating to the United Kingdom.

[@xyz-pf1yz]

the uk is the past. China is the future.

[@asyouwish5652]

Fake plants are great. The most minimum maintenance required 😄

[@Alien_X]

Get rid of the cactus and you will be world famous!

[@kajahtaa]

That ugly keyboard breaks my heart. Check out kbdfans.

[@Nicofilms]

It might be ugly but it is really nice to type with.

[@binruwu7395]

很贵，北京的房租

[@yangmingchiang2656]

good taste for ornament and decoration. still, I won't choose to live in Beijing.

[@squarepeg1023]

Where is your preferred location?

[@yangmingchiang2656]

@@squarepeg1023 how about Chnegdu?

[@Nicofilms]

Thanks a lot! I love living in Beijing there is so much to do here.

[@jitenderchoudhary5180]

Citizenship?

[@chunkytoad2361]

Stop showing your KZbin page with a Senegal post-fix along with it hahaha, it's hilarious, like you guys pay 10 bucks per month for a VPN service only running in Africa. Or like you guys want to watch African Netflix exclusive contents hahahah.

[@xyz-pf1yz]

don't show this video to Britain.

[@leogogo7041]

British know how to enjoy life

[@Nicofilms]

We spend a lot of time inside editing haha

[@banja1470]

Is it me or that you're losing English accent when you pronounce Beijing 😂😂

[@Nicofilms]

Trying my best to sound Chinese!

[@areacodewest213]

Cacti/cactuses. Tomato/tomato. Either/either. Another spoiled millennial. Are you sure you’re not from Dubuque ?