Je suis étudiante et vais partir faire un stage de 4mois à Mumbai (Bombay)
Je me tourne vers vous non pas par rapport à l'aspect culturel (déjà voyagé en Inde ;p ) Mais...Par rapport à l'aspect financier.
En effet, on me propose un salaire de RS 10 000 (salaire plus que correct pour un stage O__o) cependant je n'ai aucune idée de la marche à suivre par rapport au logement, au prix de la nourriture etc...
Voici donc mes questions, plus précisément:
- Louer un appartement/apparthotel/autre, avec RS10 000 dans les poches et pas dans un bidonville, possible ou pas?
-Quel budget à peu près pour la nourriture (par semaine, par mois, comme vous voulez) si on s'approvisionne local ?
-Quels quartiers éviter ? Dans quels quartiers ne PAS se loger ?
-Existe il des organismes ou l'état propose il des bourses pour les étudiants faisant ce genre de stage ? Ou grapiller un peu d'argent ?
-Quelles autres dépenses prévoir sur place ? (sachant que non, je sors pas en boite/bar/cinéma/autre)
-Je partirais de Juin jusqu'à Octobre (et oui, bim, je me prends la mousson apparemment!) des conseils particuliers par rapport a cette periode ?
Je ne vais pas pouvoir répondre à toutes tes questions, mais étant moi-même en stage à Bombay depuis quelques mois je peux
t’éclairer sur quelques points.
En effet 10,000 roupies en tant que stagiaire c’est plutôt grassement payé. Cependant Bombay est une ville extrêmement chère en ce qui concerne le logement et je doute que cela soit suffisant, à moins d’habiter la banlieue nord qui reste plus abordable. Je dirais que tout dépend du temps que tu es prête à consacrer à tes déplacements journaliers. Par exemple, j’ai vécu pendant plus d’un mois à Kandivali, tout au nord de la ville, dans un agréable T3 tout confort, meublé et très grand pour un loyer de 27,000 roupies. Cependant mon entreprise se situe dans le centre-ville, ce qui me valait des trajets en train local d’une heure et demie en heure de pointe (très cheap, 8 rps le trajet, mais des conditions de voyage je ne souhaiterais à personne). J’ai ensuite déménagé dans le centre (Dadar) dans un studio à moitié meublé dans un immeuble un peu vieillot pour un loyer de 21,000 rps. Tout à fait correct, mais le rapport qualité-prix n’est plus du tout le même.
Pour les quartiers à éviter je n’ai pas franchement de conseil, juste que plus on se rapproche du centre plus la vie est facile (distances, services, environnement, etc.). Le plus simple serait de passer par un broker qui se chargera de te trouver un appart selon ton budget, mais cela comprend des frais supplémentaires (en général, un mois de loyer). Tu peux également passer des annonces de collocation sur des forums de type Couchsurfing ou Internations.
Pour la mousson, pas grand-chose à faire à part s’équiper d’un bon parapluie, de bottes et de courage ! Et d’un appareil photo aussi, car les couleurs sont très belles à cette période !
La nourriture, aucun souci c’est comparable au reste de l’Inde. Tu trouveras facilement un marché ou une superette près de chez toi. Tu peux prévoir large du style 150 euros par mois pour tes courses si jamais tu succombes à quelques extras occidentaux…
Enfin pour les autres dépenses, tu peux compter les déplacements : train, rickshaw ou taxi, le budget dépendra de la distance à parcourir. Un numéro local te sera aussi indispensable, les cartes sim prépayées sont très faciles à obtenir et ne coutent pas grand-chose (je n’ai plus les tarifs exacts, mais de mémoire une recharge de 300 rps tient facilement trois semaines si on se limite aux conversations nécessaires).
En tout cas Bombay est une ville vraiment chouette et les gens y sont très accueillant !
Merci beaucoup pour cette réponse, ça me rassure d'un certain côté. Je suis rentrée en contact avec beaucoup de gens, et voila ma situation actuelle:
- Je travaille du 3 juin au 27 juillet, à Vile Parle. Les papiers sont en train d'être finalisés
- Dès que j'aurais une adresse, je m'occuperais de papiers avec ma mutuelle pour être couverte en cas de problème (hospitalisation, médecin, médocs...)
- Dès que les papiers seront finalisés (dans la semaine) je dois m'occuper du visa étudiant
- J'ai un contact qui peut trouver de quoi me loger (1BK ou 1BHK avec AC, toussa) à Vile Parle pour 20K à 25K par mois....Forte d'une première experience dans le sud, vivre avec des standards "à l'indienne" niveau toilettes/douche ne me dérangent pas, je veux juste éviter de me retrouver à l'entrée des bidonvilles...J'ai quelqu'un de confiance sur place qui peut visiter pour moi, et ça c'est juste génial (du coup, j'espère éviter les arnaques)
Je me suis renseignée pour la nourriture (prix des supermarchés et épiceries locales) c'est très abordable, pour peut qu'on mange local et végétarien !
Je suis surtout inquiète pour ma sécurité, une fille seule de 20ans, pas grande (j'en ai l'air de 16) ça peut attirer des choses pas recommandables. Cependant je ne suis absolument pas une fêtarde, et m'habille correctement en toute occasion, j'espère donc que ça passera...
J'ai eu l'occasion de regarder les topics sur l'inde à droite à gauche, mais vraiment, si vous avez des conseils à donner quand à la vie là bas, à faire, à éviter (des conseils plus de gens qui sont restés un peu, pas de passage) ça m'aiderait énormément
Stagiaire a Bombay,
voici mes conseils pour preparer ton depart afin que ton adaptation dans cette superbe ville se passe en douceur :
- Lis beaucoup beaucoup de blog de different voyageur parlant de l'Inde et cette ville afin de te faire une idee
- Prepare toi a ne pas comprendre leur anglais
- Essaye de trouver un logement avant de partir> Stress en moins a l' arrivee en Inde
- Ne charge pas ta valise de pull, tu le regretteras plus tard quand tu verras l'abondance de vetements "cheap"
Concernant mon budget mensuel voici ;es postes de depenses
- Loyer Appartement Bandra West chez un habitant avec un autre coloc francais (+maid + breakfast + internet inclu) = 25000 roupies = 350 euros
- Transport en auto rishchaw travail -> appartement 6 jour/semaine + extra = 80 euros
- Nourriture : je ne sais pas exactement > entre 100 et 150 euros, tout depend de tes envies
- Extra : ligne telephonique, lessive, sortie....
Mon Salaire : 10 000 roupies (150 euros), pas de quoi de fouetter un chat mais une fortune en Inde.
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