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It should be noted that the cost of renting a house inPetersburg will vary depending on the distance from the city center. If you are not ready to spend big money on a beautiful view outside the window, then you will be able to find an apartment worth 25-30 thousand rubles a month, taking into account utility payments. People who are important prestige and maximum comfort of housing, will have to spend a large amount.

What factors affect the cost of housing?

In addition to remoteness from the center, the cost of rentingapartments will be influenced by such characteristics as the floor of the apartment, the type of house, the presence or absence of furniture and, of course, the living space. Therefore, when choosing an apartment in St. Petersburg, pay attention to these parameters, since for a family with a child a furnished apartment is not suitable, and an invalid should not choose an apartment on the top floor in a house without an elevator.

Where to look for rented accommodation in St. Petersburg?

It is best to find an apartment before you arrive inSt. Petersburg. It is worth to familiarize yourself with the price range, find several suitable housing options, find out the cost of the services of intermediaries (real estate agents). If earlier apartments in St. Petersburg were searched through newspapers on the basis of announcements of homeowners, now it is almost impossible to find a rented apartment or a room without real estate agents. These people have a database of real estate in St. Petersburg, with which owners want to make certain transactions - sell, rent, exchange, etc.

Have to pay!

Find housing in St. Petersburg without intermediariesquite difficult. If you want to rent an apartment in the city, then you will have to pay an amount several times higher than the monthly rent. Intermediaries in large cities (including St. Petersburg) take large sums from renters for their services. It often happens that the service of finding a home for a tenant costs from 40% to 100% of the monthly rent. Thus, if the apartment costs 30 thousand rubles a month, then you will need to pay 15-30 thousand rubles to the agent for the service, make a deposit for the last month (this amount will be returned to you if you fulfill all the terms of the contract without having moved in advance and not inflicting damage to property in the apartment), as well as prepayment for several months in advance (usually owners require a deposit for 1-3 months). Total is 30 TR + 30 TR + 90 TR = 150 thousand rubles. This is the average amount that the tenant will spend in the first 3 months only for renting an apartment. If you decide to rent a house in St. Petersburg, then you will have to accumulate in advance the means for renting an apartment. It is possible, of course, to save considerably, removing not an apartment, but a room, not in the center, but on the outskirts of the city. In this case, the amount spent on housing will decrease to 80-90 thousand rubles in the first months.