Posts Tagged ‘Living Cost in Shanghai’

How much to rent an apartment in Shanghai?

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

One of the Chinese property website released those figures. Let’s have a look to see how true it is. Read More…

18.9RMB, Average Lunch Cost in Shanghai

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Okay, it seems that we have a scientific number about how much it cost for a lunch in Shanghai!

A research by Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine showed that average lunch cost in Shanghai is 18.9RMB. Some interesting findings below: Read More…

Tap water paid higher in Shanghai

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Residents in Shanghai will pay 25 percent more for their tap water starting June 20 and then get one more increase of 22 percent in November next year.

Therefore, fees for water usage and discharges will rise to 2.3RMB per cubic meter and to 2.8 RMB next year. Currently price is 1.93 per cubic meter.

In return, the water companies pledged to provide a better quality product and improve services.

I will see how a jump will be in the next month bill. I paid last month bill of tap water around 50RMB, so I guess this is a small change to me. But will swimming pool increase ticket price too?

A college intern monthly living cost in Shanghai

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Transportation fee:  4RMB daily, then around 100RMB per month

Breakfast: 7RMB, then about 200RMB per month

Lunch: 15RMB (an acceptable food), then about 400RMB per month

Dinner: 20RMB, then about 500RMB per month (Sometimes cooked by own)

Renting: 1000 RMB per month (A shared room in old apartment) Read More…

10,000RMB per month pay and a decent life in Shanghai?

Friday, May 15th, 2009

It is a frequent question asked by friends living outside Shanghai, but it is a question hard to find an answer too.

Because how much will be spent in Shanghai for a decent life is really dependent on what life style you have.

In Shanghai, the minimum monthly pay regulated by government is 960RMB in 2009.

In Shanghai, the average salary of employee in 2008 is 3292 RMB per month. Read More…

Daily Food Expense in Shanghai (2009 Edition)

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

An ordinary “white collar” daily food expenses are as follows:

Breakfast:

choice A: 1 RMB’s steam bread with meat stuff & 0.6 RMB’s soybean milk at street food stall

choice B: 3 RMB’s glutinous rice roll & 2 RMB’s sour milk from local convinence store, such as Lawson, and C-Store etc. Read More…