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Landlord raised the rent for my one-room near Bazar-i Kalan from 900 to 1,100 som. And now he wants it in dollars. "220 dollar, it is easier". Easier for who? My salary is in som. The som is pegged. If it is the same money why does he care?

Post what you pay. No addresses please, just district and rooms.

He cares because the peg is a promise and dollars are a fact. Also: residential leases are supposed to be in som. I can tell you the section. I can't tell you a single person who enforced it.

Old City, two rooms, courtyard house, 1,000 som. No hot water after 10 pm and the neighbour's rooster has opinions. But the landlord is my mother's cousin, so the rent is in som and in guilt.

I pay 700 for a room in the panel blocks on the east side with my brother. Two men, one room, two shifts. One sleeps day, one sleeps night. Very efficient. Like hotel but no breakfast.

When I lived in Alatau Heights (1997 to 2007) we paid 400 dollars for a whole house and everyone said it was robbery. My cousin says the same house is now 1,500. I am not complaining, only reporting. Perhaps someone could make a table. Erbol?

rent table coming soon (with bread table)

Toronto: I will not say. You will cry. You will all stay in Talas.

Nurzhan is cheaper, everybody knows. Three rooms Navbahor, 750 som, but the heating is late every year. You pay less, you wait more.

Hello, new here. Small commercial room near TSU for a coffee place: they asked 2,400 som and "one month to the agent" and "one month to make sure". I asked make sure of what. He said "of you". I signed anyway. Wish me luck.

Welcome. Good luck. Make sure of you.

students: dorm is 60 som a month and you get what you pay for. the room-share flats near tsu went from 300 to 450 per bed since october. the landlords say it is "demand". the demand is that we are tired of dorm 4

Lurker from Ohio. 1,100 som is $220?? For a one-bedroom in a capital city? I'm sorry but my parking spot costs more than that. Please don't hate me.

We don't hate you. But my salary is also not Ohio.

News from my passengers: since the American remarks some returnee families in Alatau Heights are selling and going. Two houses on one street with signs. One agent told me rents there are dropping "because nobody wants to look American". First time I hear something get cheaper in Talas.

This makes me sad. Alatau Heights was full of people who came back to build something. I hope they stay. Amerikanka was never America. It was Iradis who had been away.

New lease. 1,300 som. In som! I won! He asked for 1,350. I won 50 som and a peg. Small victories, Talas.

bed in a 4-person flat near tsu: 520 som now. dorm 7 still 60. i will die in dorm 7

For the record: first landlord I've heard of asking for rent in Tulparcoin. The client's tenant wisely refused. Rent in a coin that is blocked, that a court may or may not call a financial service on 16 November. I did not know my profession could get more interesting. I was wrong.

Dollars, som, now coin. Next year he will want it in horses.

I have horses. Tell me the district.