What is it like for a single expat female in Mumbai |
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Nov 13th, 2009, 16:55
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| Member  Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Delhi
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| Mumbai is quite safe, taking ordinary precautions into account. As mentioned, the biggest issue is transport time, as is the cost of housing. There is a good expat group on yahoo, called Bombay Expats, where people regularly post share house information etc. Bandra is a good area for expats/NRIs to settle.
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Nov 14th, 2009, 13:18
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| Account Closed Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai
Posts: 23
 | well worli will be good place for you. as it is near to your office also. and i hope your company will be arranging the accommodation for you. some of expat i know took around 6-8 months to find a proper accommodation even their company was arranging the same. thats mumbai. |
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Nov 14th, 2009, 21:36
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| Account Closed  Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mumbai-India
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 | Hi & welcome to MUMBAI, this is Sam...Am a travell addict engineer..Wel as u might have read somany things abt mumbai, what it is..All is true..Cause Mumbai offers everything....From fraud & fake to Neat & stek..Its up to you how to suck Milk out of water.. This is one of worlds biggest & crowdy metro, with highest population.. NOw question comes how will you conduct your self..Under what circumstances you are... I have few suggestions as i have born & broght up here in my city- MUMBAI...Never trust blindly & dont suspect easily..Everyone is not same.You may get good people & bad people..But its up to u , whom u conduct & how u conduct...City offers evrything , YOGA/ DANCE clasess.. But not all are fine & nor shine...But few are genuine & few fake..so save urself by ur Self..Once u get here, u will learn all that...So no need to worry..As a wel lwisher i am always with u..! u can write/call me for any guidence/help...I will surely extend any kind of help if u need... Waitinf for reply, Sam |
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Dec 15th, 2009, 18:50
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| The Twice born one  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mumbai India
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Dec 17th, 2009, 18:00
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| Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: india
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| If you are on a budget and has to pay for accomodation, Navi Mumbai is a good option. Its by far the cleanest and well laid out suburb (by indian standards). Takes 45 mins by local train to Parel. Navi Mumbai is a newer (relatively) suburb and so the housing costs are a little lower. Also no slums. It has decent malls and theaters. However, its missing really upscale shopping and fine dining compared to south mumbai or bandra/juhu. Also very very sad party scene. Its easier from Navi Mumbai to get out of mumbai for weekend trips as its very close to pune expressway. saves an hours drive compared to other parts of mumbai. When I moved back from US, if it wasn't for Navi Mumbai I would have run back from the noise and ruckus of mumbai. Happy to help if you need any with local Navi Mumbai information. |
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Dec 17th, 2009, 18:10
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| disMember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india
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| local train ? i wouldnt even manage getting into or off the first class at peak traffic hours. you gotta be joking. navi mumbai is definitely a great place to stay... but bandra positively is even better. like i said - rent burns a hole... but gosh - its worth it. :brishti |
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Dec 17th, 2009, 18:29
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| Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: india
Posts: 47
| Have you tried local trains from Navi Mumbai ? a little more bearable than central/western suburbs. There are local trains starting from both Vashi and Panvel. You can actually even get a seat if you are willing to skip one train. Also ladies compartment (first class) is not so bad if you get on from Navi Mumbai. My wife often prefers to take the train to save time even though we have a car and driver. Now there are also BEST & NMMT A/C buses from Navi Mumbai to Bandra and SantaCruz, very comfy, very good public response. Sadly not towards South Mumbai side yet. True nothing beats Bandra (west!!) if one can afford it. |
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Jan 25th, 2010, 18:16
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| Account Closed Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: mumbai
Posts: 10
| golden advice, is to get driver , dont try by ur self..depends on where u r staying and how much u r paying..not easy to find appartment here!!! try service appartment or sharing |
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Mar 1st, 2010, 03:15
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| Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London
Posts: 5
| Thanks for postings Hey all, Sorry I went offline for a while - thansk to you all for your advice....its all very varied but I have decided to take the plunge and accept the job offer! I am stuck between finding a flat share (hopefuly with some native girls) or asking for a servided apartment...any advice? What is Worli like to live in please? i am 30 and british asian so it feels a bit weird but I will be landing on the shores in May - if anyone else is in same boat get in touch. I am not working for a telco but wil be in the same business park. Thanks  |
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Mar 2nd, 2010, 02:05
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: bombay
Posts: 120
| if worli doesnt work out look for a place in shivaji park,specially cadell road(new name savarkar marg)less than rs 40 by cab and 15 minutes. bandra would be further away than shivaji park by another rs 30/40 and another 20/30 minutes. during monsoon which starts mid june traffic will get much worse and cab meter will keep ticking. so keep weighing you option of lower rent with time and cb expense rgds |
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