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I have a friend who I highly suspect is getting scammed. How much does rent run a Ukrainian (his lady) in Nikolaev? She is claiming a WHOPPING $15 PER DAY!? I told him thats $450 per month! Ridiculous! Anyways if anyone can get me a ballpark figure I would HIGHLY appreciate it.

... in response to What does rent run a UKRAINIAN in Nikola..., posted by Frank O on Apr 1, 2003

$25 to $50 per month.

... in response to What does rent run a UKRAINIAN in Nikola..., posted by Frank O on Apr 1, 2003

Don't know about Nikolaev, but I can tell you about Kiev where a flat can be rented by Ukrainians for well under 100 dollars per month.

... in response to Re: What does rent run a UKRAINIAN in Ni..., posted by Pordzhik on Apr 2, 2003

Pordz, are you referring to on the outskirts of town, across the Dnipper, or a flat 35 minutes walk to the nearest metro?

... in response to Re: Re: What does rent run a UKRAINIAN i..., posted by Jack on Apr 2, 2003

I ain't talking about Kreshatik that's for sure!

... in response to What does rent run a UKRAINIAN in Nikola..., posted by Frank O on Apr 1, 2003

Frank, if your friend is being charged $15 a day for a flat in Nikolaev he is not being scammed. And at $15 a day I think it's safe to assume the flat is not in the center as even being in the center of the center in Nikolaev a person could easily pay $30 a day.

... in response to (*/*), posted by Jack on Apr 2, 2003

This flat is NOT for him to rent when he goes over there. That is for his fiance to LIVE IN NIKOLAEV! That doesn't seem right to me from what my friends in Ukrain have told me. For us $15 IS GREAT!!

... in response to But for a UKRAINIAN?!..., posted by Frank O on Apr 2, 2003

Frank, rent for Ukrainians will certainly vary, however in Nikolaev I think it is safe to assume that what a Ukrainian might pay per month will vary from about $25 a month to $60 a month. I do not believe any Ukraine person in Nikolaev could afford to pay $15 a day for flat rental, so indeed, something does not sound write if a lady is telling your friend this. Many places will offer people a place to stay for $1, $2, $3 a night.

... in response to Re: But for a UKRAINIAN?!..., posted by Jack on Apr 2, 2003

NT

... in response to But for a UKRAINIAN?!..., posted by Frank O on Apr 2, 2003

Perhaps the landlord is under the impression that that apartment is being financed by an American?  Even so, something doesn't seem quite right here.

... in response to Re: But for a UKRAINIAN?!..., posted by Alfred on Apr 2, 2003

A good Ukrainian girl would not allow this to happen.

... in response to Re: Re: But for a UKRAINIAN?!..., posted by WmGo on Apr 2, 2003

NT

... in response to THAT'S my WHOLE point to this!!!! NT, posted by Frank O on Apr 2, 2003

I know! Didn't mean to sound as if it wasn't. Man it is a mine field out there =:o

... in response to Re: Re: But for a UKRAINIAN?!..., posted by WmGo on Apr 2, 2003

Of course not.  Why do you think I said something isn't right there.

... in response to Re: Re: Re: But for a UKRAINIAN?!..., posted by Alfred on Apr 2, 2003

yeah I understood that, I was just chiming in...

... in response to What does rent run a UKRAINIAN in Nikola..., posted by Frank O on Apr 1, 2003

The average worker in Ukraine makes $150/month.  There are widely varying standards but I would say your friend is getting scammed.  For an American to stay in an apartment in Ukraine they will charge between $15 and $20 per day but that is because we feel that is cheap, which it is compared to most hotels, but Ukrainians don't pay that because they can't afford it.

... in response to Re: What does rent run a UKRAINIAN in Ni..., posted by AllenB on Apr 2, 2003

C'mon man a Ukrainian paying $450 per month in Nikolaev? Maybe in Kiev. But for what she called a "modest flat". Gimme a break! I agree for us $15 is great. Heck I paid $25 in Lugansk & I was ecstatic only to have my friend tell me he could rent me a room at a hotel for $12 a night. THAT SAME HOTEL would charge ME $42!