Things NO ONE Tells You About Renting in Mumbai

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Lived in Mumbai from 2015 to 2018. Paid 27k rent for a 1 BHK in Kurla. The only positive was the central location and nominal maid charges. Otherwise, the effort of commute to office, the traffic made me realize it was not worth it. Moved to Hyderabad in 2018 and got a 4 bhk in 30k, 4 times the size of Mumbai flat. Hustle culture/mumbai life is just a glorified way of hiding the corporators' and governments lack of planning as well as masking them being in cahoots with businesses..

My salary was Rs. 15,000/- pm in 2016 in Mumbai. Resided in Virar and then shifted to Naigaon while my office was in Andheri(E). I had also lived in Goregaon, Malad and also in Seawoods and Dombivli. I don't know how on earth I managed surviving in Mumbai with that salary. Now I'm back in my hometown working in a government job just 1-2 minutes walk from home gaining weight and my hair is getting back again haha. However, I still love the city of Mumbai and absolutely missed the humidity as I lived in a cool chill city now but my skin suit the huimidity soaking heat of Mumbai as I rarely have pimple breakouts. Mumbai is definitely a city for people who are creative with ambitions and who works in tech industries and MNC firms, actors, lawyers etc who can earned those $$$ but its really difficult if you are not from those sectors. Mumbai gives me peace of mind My hometown gives me peace of body

I had taken a job in Mumbai in 2021 which was paying me around 1.2 lakhs. My office was in Jogeshwari East. I took an AirBnb for a month in Goregaon West near to the office so that I can find a home on rent while I stay there. I didn't understand the east and west concept before coming to Mumbai but I didn't find it a big hassle. I found 1BHK homes with rent of around 35k. It was simply not worth it. I would have been left with just 90K for my savings and expenses. It was terrible idea financially. So, I simply took the decision to quit my job. I can't work to just pay rent. Few months later I found a job that pays me 1.5 lakhs in Bangalore and I pay 18k as rent for a 2BHK. Now that looks good mathematically and from a quality of life perspective. I believe in a simple logic, if your monthly rent exceeds monthly savings, just quit that city.

I stayed in mumbai for 8 months when I got called back to office after 1.5 years of covid WFH. It's so easy to fall ill there. The density of people, whole hustle for simple things in life, skyrocket rents and corresponding rates of everything from food to services because of high infra cost. This was not worth the efforts. i moved to hyderabad after quitting my job. Peace.

Ridiculous rents. You can't get enough value out of this kind of amount in this country anywhere.

Mumbai real estate is heavily in the clutches of the Brokers lobby, even big builders are not able to do away with them.

Of course there is a space crunch, no wonder Ambani built Antilia vertically!!😂😂

I lived in Mumbai in 2013-14 times , i lived and worked in Andheri on a 40k rs salary. Used to pay 10k for an abysmal 1 BHK.

Renting is not for all! This video thoroughly explains the process of renting. We are happy with how detailed the video is.

The quality is exceptional Can't believe this is free

I feel like it’s better to live in a forest 🌳 by eating fruits and vegetables than living in Mumbai

The woman at 7:30 had so many things to tell, but she did get the chance to speak, even for the second time.

This seems more like city of pain and misery than city of dreams. 😂😂😂

I find a lot of what is being discussed in this video, cliqued. Specially the Bachelor vs family conversation. I have been living in Mumbai for 7 years now, it primary boils down to your awareness of tbe rental markets. Having rented my first apartment 3 kms from my office in BKC, I have been paying roughly the same rent by moving around smartly. I presently stay in chembur, spend about 12% of my salary on my rent. Bottomline - Be aware.

Big cities are overrated. At least post covid where almost everything has gone online, you don't need to stay in a big city when you get almost all the amenities in a decent sized town as well. Save yourself of the pollution, traffic and high expenses.

I can't help noticing why the anchor is not blinking :face-orange-biting-nails: I lived in Bangalore for 5 years before coming back to my home land in Kerala. In Bangalore I lived for an average of 20-22k rent in gated communities 10-17km away from my office. Still had to sacrifice clean air, water and health. Now I live in an independent duplex for 12k rent inside the city limits in Trivandrum enjoying clean air, borewell water and a better overall standard of living. It took me my time in Bangalore to appreciate my own home land.

I’m a mumbaikar who has lived and visited top cities in the world.. the amount your pay for property in Mumbai is unbelievable and what you get in return is even horrifying.. I can get a apartment in Burj Khalifa which would work out cheaper than some places in Mumbai

Your subs dont do justice to your content Keep up the good work!

Only HNI can afford to buy a flat in prime Mumbai. Rest have to live very far, if they buy a flat or rent at very high price.