Locations

Rooftop cocktails. Leafy café streets. A reason to dress up.

Start by exploring Jing’an and the older streets of Xuhui for a mix of cafés, restaurants and neighborhood life. The right home puts the places you’ll actually use within easy reach.

A central one-bed is about $920 a month.

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Modern apartments. Waterfront evenings. A city that keeps moving.

Start with Shekou, Futian and the areas around OCT-LOFT. Your workplace and the places you visit every week should guide the choice.

A central one-bed is about $720 a month.

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Long tea breaks. Hotpot with friends. Style without the constant rush.

Explore Yulin and the Tongzilin/Kehua area for neighborhood routines, then compare them with Gaoxin if work takes you south.

A central one-bed is about $460 a month.

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Great food. Hidden cafés. Older streets with something around the corner.

Compare Dongshankou for older streets and boutiques with Zhujiang New Town and Liede for a more modern urban base.

A central one-bed is about $510 a month.

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After-work cocktails. Fast city days. Hiking boots by the door.

Explore Wan Chai or Quarry Bay for an urban routine. Consider Sai Kung if access to the outdoors matters enough to shape your commute.

A central one-bed is about $2,260 a month.

Street-food stops. Stylish dinners. Nights that rarely need much planning.

Explore Ari for cafés and neighborhood streets, or Asoke/Phetchaburi for a routine built around rail connections. Thong Lo offers another restaurant-focused scene to investigate.

A central one-bed is about $700 a month.

Coworking mornings. Workout clothes. Beach time when the laptop closes.

Start with Canggu and Berawa, choosing a small area around the places you would actually use. Sanur and Ubud offer different routines worth investigating separately.

A central one-bed is about $900 a month.

Lakeside coffee. Street-food evenings. A neighborhood you gradually make your own.

Explore Tay Ho/Quang An for an international café scene, Truc Bach for a smaller lakeside neighborhood, or Hoan Kiem for a busier central setting.

A central one-bed is about $400 a month.

Coffee-fueled mornings. Creative workspaces. Rooftop-to-street-food nights.

Compare central District 1, Thao Dien and the older streets of District 3. These familiar area names describe quite different everyday experiences.

A central one-bed is about $590 a month.

Coffee with a sea view. Casual city nights. Water at the edge of your week.

Explore Gwangalli/Gwangan for a beachside routine, Jeonpo/Seomyeon for cafés and central activity, or Haeundae for another coastal setting.

A central one-bed is about $700 a month.

Streetwear. Design cafés. A calendar that fills itself.

Explore Seongsu for design and café culture, Hongdae for music and social energy, or Sinsa/Gangnam for a more polished setting.

A central one-bed is about $860 a month.

Personal style. Tiny bars. A neighborhood for the things you’re into.

Compare Shimokitazawa, Nakameguro and Kichijoji for different combinations of shops, cafés and neighborhood life. Your work location should help narrow the choice.

A central one-bed is about $1,340 a month.

Small cafés. Creative afternoons. Familiar streets worth walking again.

Explore Demachiyanagi, Okazaki and Karasuma Oike, comparing their atmosphere with access to the places you need.

A central one-bed is about $600 a month.

Morning training. Casual clothes. Time by the water after work.

Explore Bang Tao for a training-focused coastal base, Rawai for a different southern-island routine, or Phuket Old Town for cafés and streets away from the beach setting.

A central one-bed is about $740 a month.

Coworking mornings. Gym after work. A familiar table at your favorite café.

Explore Nimman for a concentrated café and coworking scene, or the Old City around Wiang Kaew and Tha Phae for a different neighborhood setting.

A central one-bed is about $480 a month.