Chen Teng left her corporate job in New York to move to South Korea in 2016.
Now, she lives in a cozy loft and pays 870,000 Korean won, or $640, for rent each month.
AdvertisementFeeling trapped at her digital marketing job in corporate America, Chen Teng made a spur-of-the-moment decision to quit and move to a different country.
Related storiesHer budget was 10 million Korean won for her deposit, and then under 900,000 won a month for rent.
Her rent is 870,000 Korean won, or $640, each month, and Teng paid a deposit of 10 million Korean won for the apartment.
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