Shared Homies
一支由外国人和韩国人共同组成的团队，在首尔各处运营合租房。我们把经营外国租客联合居住（co-living）业务过程中积累的真实经验，都写在这里。
The pre-departure checklist for your Seoul move, in timeline order: K-ETA and ARC two months out, money one month out, phone and apps two weeks out, packing one week out, then arrival day.
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Seoul catches more than half its mosquitoes in autumn, not high summer — October alone brings in twice July's count. Here is where they actually get into a Korean apartment, and the ₩1,000–5,000 Daiso fixes that close each route, from someone who does this across twenty share houses every year.
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One region, a threefold spread in living costs, top tax rates from 24% to 55%, and six completely different immigration systems. No country wins overall. This is the scoreboard, what each one wins, and where our own numbers run out.
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Singapore no longer gives dependant's passes to the families of intra-corporate transferees. Japan lets your spouse work 28 hours a week with permission. Korea lets them work in professional roles outright. The visa on your own passport is the least important part of a transfer.
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Korea pays the lowest headline salary of the four. It also gives you a free apartment, a month's severance and a pension refund most teachers forget to claim. Here is what each market pays, what it costs to live there, and what you actually keep.
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Seoul National edges Tokyo by one place in the QS 2027 rankings. Japan hosts 120,000 more international students than Korea and charges less at national universities. Singapore has Asia's only top-ten university and the highest fees on the continent. Here is the whole picture, sourced.
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Six countries, six completely different answers. Two of them have no nomad visa at all, one gives you six months and shows you the door, and one lets you stay three years. Here is what each actually requires, what it costs, and when each one starts taxing you — with every number sourced.
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A rumour is going around that from 2027, foreigners in Korea with more than ₩500 million in overseas assets will pay tax on unrealised gains. That is not what the law says. Here is the actual rule, the five-year test that decides whether it touches you at all, and what genuinely changes in 2027.
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Dormitories, share houses, gosiwon, officetel — here's the realistic breakdown of Seoul student housing for international students, exchange students, and language learners.
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Eight real Shared Homies tenants — on Working Holiday, Student, E-7 work, and Digital Nomad visas — on what co-living in Seoul actually looked like.
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Why foreigners pick Haebangchon over Itaewon — what the hill walk, sunset rooftops, indie food scene, and rising rents actually mean for new arrivals.
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Day-by-day checklist for foreigners landing in Seoul: housing, SIM, ARC, banking, NHIS, and the cultural rhythms that take month one to fall into.
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Everything a newcomer needs to throw out trash in Korea without a fine: the white bag, the yellow bag, the orange bucket, the clear bag, what to say at the convenience store, the collection window, and what happens on camera if you get it wrong.
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Eight Seoul neighborhoods that work for foreigners — what each costs, who lives there, what the vibe actually feels like, and how to pick.
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What daily life in Seoul actually feels like for foreigners — coworking, expat work culture, student life, food, weekends, community. Beyond the rent, what's it like to live here?
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