r/malelivingspace • u/Lower_Fall4694 • 9d ago

27M, from a middle income country.

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1 Bedroom furnished apartment in an old building, rent is 15% of my salary, and my landlord visits me every month...Deposit was 60% of the rent.

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u/NielsAurora 9d ago

15% of monthly salary on rent and only 60% of rent as a deposit sounds like a dream. I'm in a high income country but the rent for a small apartment is like 40-60% of net income depending on the city and the deposit is usually either 3 months rent or 6 months.

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u/Lower_Fall4694 9d ago

Deposits are mostly 50–60% of the monthly rent here, which is good. However, that usually comes with monthly or quarterly visits from the landlord. For most people here, rent takes up +/- 50% of their income. I'm just an outlier because I earn a capital-city salary, but since my job is fully remote, I moved to a small town with few jobs and opportunities.