Apartments in St. Petersburg
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As you may or may not know I may or may not go and study in St. Petersburg and may or may not have to find apartments there. So how is this done in St Petersburg? Do you get a room on campus, do you have to share, should you buy or rent a flat, how expensive are they, what, how on earth can I pay that much, what kind of jobs are there for foreigners who can't really speak Russian, how much does that earn?
If someone can answer these questions, I'd be ferrit mouche obligé. Merci.
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Jasper
Re: Apartments in St. Petersburg
If you become a student in a Russian university, normally you receive a room on campus, which is normally shared with two, three or four other students - depending on the University, the location and a few other things. You can buy a flat just like everywhere else but I would not expect a student to have enough money for that ;-) Renting a flat is another story, there are crappy studios starting at $80 a month, barely passable quality lies between $100-$200 (that will include one-bedroom flats), and up up up. But! If you're a foreigner, they will ask a lot more. The only solution is to have a local in Peter who will do that for you. Finding can be tricky, too, and is best handled by a local -- or with a local. Oh, and there are rooms at less than $80, but conditions vary drastically.
To work in Russia, you're required to have a work permit -- and to find a company that will sponsor one in advance. Well, students may be authorized to work, though; I do not know.
Since you're a native speaker of English, you might be able to work as a teacher of English.