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Elles Hooft · May 16th, 2009, 22:41

Hello

It seems we will be moving to Mumbai in summer with 4 kids, aged 11 to 4. My husband will be working in Worli so I have two simple questions

: which school to choose (try to get in?) and where to live? Thanks a lot for the advice! Elles

rohit2travel · May 18th, 2009, 07:27

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Originally Posted by Elles Hooft

Hello

It seems we will be moving to Mumbai in summer with 4 kids, aged 11 to 4. My husband will be working in Worli so I have two simple questions

: which school to choose (try to get in?) and where to live? Thanks a lot for the advice! Elles

Hi Elles Welcome to IM you are at right place

Feel Free to ask any question.How are you doing?

Below are some of the Good school around worli, Bombay SCotissh out of this is know among best

Green Lawns High School
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Jbcn International School
Location - Lower Parel, Mumbai-400013
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Jbnc International School Pan Academy
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Bombay Scottish School
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sthakur · May 18th, 2009, 08:20

Don't have any clues about schools, but where you choose to live mainly depends on how much are you willing to pay in rent.

Worli is a very nice area, which comes at a price.

4 kids and a couple will require aleast a 3 three bedroom apartment.

In Worli this will cost you anywhere from Rs 90,000 to Rs. 400,000 per month, plus 11 months rent deposit, and one month rent as broker fees.

Dadar West, which is right beside Worli, the rent will be cheaper.

sthakur

Elles Hooft · May 18th, 2009, 14:14

Thanks for the information. I am contacting a couple of those school now since most of them will be closed within a couple of weeks. So time is limited! Thanks for the info on rent prices. After reading on this forum I figured out that we need quite an extensive financial package to be able to live nicely in this city. Which strikes me as odd too, knowing how great the differences are in wealth in this country and especially this city!

Mosi · May 20th, 2009, 21:31

Some people who live in Worli also choose to enroll their children in the American School in Bandra Kurla (asbindia.org). Also really expensive and probable waitlists, though with some people leaving you might have a chance.
Good luck!

capt_mahajan · May 20th, 2009, 21:41

The answer to both questions depends on, as usual for Bombay, how much rent can you afford.

If money is no object, the upmarket areas are in South Bombay not far from Worli- besides Worli itself- are Malabar Hill, Warden Road, Peddar/Altamount road areas et al.

Else you have to go north of Worli, Dadar/Cadell Road, Bandra....

Schools will depend again on where you live. All the areas mentioned here have good schools, including expat ones reasonably closeby.

Elles Hooft · May 20th, 2009, 23:11

Thanks a lot for answering. I am in touch with a couple of schools now so I keep my fingers crossed that everything will work out.

Other question: can anybody advice me on real estate agents for the south area? I have searched the internet but do not seem to be able to find any sites with fotos of apartments/houses on offer? Any advice is welcome, thanks

capt_mahajan · May 21st, 2009, 00:45

Real estate agents are iffy, but one eventually has to often use them.

Check out 99acres.com , magicbricks.com and indiaproperties.com keeping in mind that people often ask for too much on these sites.

May 16th, 2009, 22:41	#1
Elles Hooft Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Prague Posts: 17	Moving to Mumbai with 4 kids: where to live, which school?? Hello It seems we will be moving to Mumbai in summer with 4 kids, aged 11 to 4. My husband will be working in Worli so I have two simple questions : which school to choose (try to get in?) and where to live? Thanks a lot for the advice! Elles Last edited by Elles Hooft : May 17th, 2009 at 16:29. Reason: no respons yet, so changed the title.

May 20th, 2009, 21:41	#6
capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,601	The answer to both questions depends on, as usual for Bombay, how much rent can you afford. If money is no object, the upmarket areas are in South Bombay not far from Worli- besides Worli itself- are Malabar Hill, Warden Road, Peddar/Altamount road areas et al. Else you have to go north of Worli, Dadar/Cadell Road, Bandra.... Schools will depend again on where you live. All the areas mentioned here have good schools, including expat ones reasonably closeby. __________________ . Outside the machine

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May 18th, 2009, 08:20	#3
sthakur Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 116	Don't have any clues about schools, but where you choose to live mainly depends on how much are you willing to pay in rent. Worli is a very nice area, which comes at a price. 4 kids and a couple will require aleast a 3 three bedroom apartment. In Worli this will cost you anywhere from Rs 90,000 to Rs. 400,000 per month, plus 11 months rent deposit, and one month rent as broker fees. Dadar West, which is right beside Worli, the rent will be cheaper. sthakur

May 18th, 2009, 14:14	#4
Elles Hooft Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Prague Posts: 17	Thanks for the information. I am contacting a couple of those school now since most of them will be closed within a couple of weeks. So time is limited! Thanks for the info on rent prices. After reading on this forum I figured out that we need quite an extensive financial package to be able to live nicely in this city. Which strikes me as odd too, knowing how great the differences are in wealth in this country and especially this city!

May 20th, 2009, 21:31	#5
Mosi Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 32	Some people who live in Worli also choose to enroll their children in the American School in Bandra Kurla (asbindia.org). Also really expensive and probable waitlists, though with some people leaving you might have a chance. Good luck!

May 20th, 2009, 23:11	#7
Elles Hooft Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Prague Posts: 17	Thanks a lot for answering. I am in touch with a couple of schools now so I keep my fingers crossed that everything will work out. Other question: can anybody advice me on real estate agents for the south area? I have searched the internet but do not seem to be able to find any sites with fotos of apartments/houses on offer? Any advice is welcome, thanks

May 21st, 2009, 00:45	#8
capt_mahajan Infidel Sufi Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: styx Posts: 13,601	Real estate agents are iffy, but one eventually has to often use them. Check out 99acres.com , magicbricks.com and indiaproperties.com keeping in mind that people often ask for too much on these sites.