• Living costs

    Living costs

    As lifestyles differ, the cost of living on the Chinese mainland also varies enormously. Below is a representative monthly?sample that you can refer to when budgeting for your living costs:

     

     

    		 Student A –Resides in the dorms and lives inexpensively, eating only food from the university canteen, and regularly takes the bus or metro for traveling. Student B –Resides in private halls and lives inexpensively during the week but occasionally gets food from nicer restaurants. They typically take the bus but will take taxis occasionally. Student C –Lives the “expat” lifestyle, normally eating in Western restaurants. They own a bicycle or an e-bike and take taxis regularly.
    Rent 1,800 (for Parfait Apartment’s over 90 days contract) 2,700 (for Scholar’s Garden’s over 90 days contract) >3,500 for private studio apartments
    Utilities 300 450 600
    Internet 100 100 100
    Mobile phone 100 100 100
    Food 1,300 1,800 3,000
    Transport 100 300 300
    Luxuries 0 1,000 2,000
    Monthly total 3,700 6,450 9,600

    Note: Rent is subject to moderate change, so please make sure your budget provides you with flexibility.

    Additionally, you should also allocate funds for the following costs:

    • Rent deposit (varies from place to place, usually one month’s worth of rent).
    • 2,000 RMB/year or 1,000 RMB/semester to cover service charges (for example, textbooks, ID card, printing, etc.).
    • Travel costs (for example, bus, taxi, train, flight).
    • Visa issuance (400 RMB).
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