Thread: How do people get a flat in Russia and the other CIS countries?

In Belarus you can buy or rent a flat without problem. Just have money.
Also if you have bad living conditions you can stay into queue for the flat. This queue make you possible to buy flat in a government built house. It is cheaper than market and also you will get 25 years special credit with low stakes. Also there are social programs. For example if you have 5 children you will get flat for free. 3 and 4 children government will pay some percent of you flat. Don't know exact number. Also if you don't want flat and want to build house it is also possible at the same conditions.

I finished university this year and I should work for two years where government says. (If you have a bit of brain you will work where you want, but some problems can appear when you want to change place. Also you can pay for education and go away. ). So during this two years you also can get in queue for a flat. I don't know what you should do because I haven't done it yet. But I will go there after New Year and than I will write more.

Now I'm renting a two-roomed flat with my sister in Minsk for 400$ per month. As far as I know you can get it cheaper (200$ - 300$), but it depends on flat and place. My flat is close to my work and sister's one and I can pay, so it is affordable for me.

I think there are terrible amount of mistakes in my text, so please correct it.

Actually, your text is very good. Don't worry, you are getting better at English every day, it seems!
There were no mistakes that were serious enough to need correcting.

Well, that is not a bad system at all, in Belarus. Your living situation is the same as people your age have in London.
They usually share a flat with one or two friends.

Only difference is that they usually have one room per person and a living room in addition to that - where they can socialise, watch TV together etc. Like in "Friends"

The prices in Belarus seem low, but I know that salaries are not very high either.
When I was in Minsk I met a couple who had 4 flats that they were letting. I was wondering whether their flats were rented or private flats that they owned - the flats were quite nice inside and located just near the technical university and the language university - you probably know where I mean.

In Stockholm the queue does not work. It is not possible to get flats in central town, unless you wait for 12 years.
The only slight possibility is newly build flats, outside town because the new flats tend to have higher rent which some people in they queue cannot afford.

Today I got super "lucky" and was put forward for a newly built flat - since I was not at work I decided to go to the viewing. It's three rooms and it was on the "wrong" side of town. I decided to take a look anyway since there is a lot of beautiful forests and lakes nearby - good for jogging and going for walks.

But my word, what a depressing area! There was nothing wrong with the building itself, but the area was just so ugly.
The thing that is so frustrating is that I can afford to pay a very high rent - there just aren't any bloody flats!
I am so angry.

Originally Posted by Dmitry Khomitchuk

Now I'm renting a two-roomed flat with my sister in Minsk for 400$ per month. As far as I know you can get it cheaper (200$ - 300$), but it depends on flat and place. My flat is close to my work and sister's one and I can pay, so it is affordable for me.

Can I please ask you, what would be your salary while working off for the state, and what would it be at a job of your choice given your speciality, and which option are you on now?