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1. Food = $35 - $50 per meal * 2 meals per day = ~$3000 per month
depending where you work, say in Central the lunch is usually at least 50....some people bring food to work or buy salad, then it's cheaper (salad is 20 or so)
2. Travel = $15 per trip * 2 trips per day = ~$900 per month
again, depends, if you take tram to work, it's 2, if you take subway, usually it's below 10 if you live on hk island (assuming you work on hk island too),
3. Electricity = $300 per month (or up to $1500 - $4000 per month???)
4. Water = $2000 per month???
water won't be that much unless you live in a super big house, but since your housing budget is 6k or so....so water is probably like 100 or so....
I live by myself and have shower everyday, seldom cook at home, my monthly water fee is lower than 100...
electricity is more expensive in summer as you use AC, but 300 is an okay guess.
5. Internet = $256 per month from netvigator
6. Rental = $6000 or more
depending on the area, but usually 6k is for a tiny flat, like 300-400 sq ft or so
7. Other cost?
sometime you might go out with friends, so you might want to consider that as well...
eat outside with frds should be at least 100/per
movie, 50~80
what about drink in the night? 150+
any shopping?
so yes, 15k won't let you be able to live like a king for sure....but it won't be too bad either.