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This is an online diary from fresh graduate in Shanghai to talk about how much she spent every month in Shanghai. To me, it is unbelievable, and you? maybe crazy.
She got a job in Shanghai, and monthly payment is 1200RMB (pretty low huh? but she is still positive to future life)
OK, let us see how she could survive in Shanghai every month. Read More…
In year 2010, pay rise rate expected by employee has reached to 21.8%. This is a report released by zhaopin.com, a popular Chinese recruiting job board. Report is based on survey data from large and medium enterprises in China which cover the first half year of 2010 only. Read More…
One of the Chinese property website released those figures. Let’s have a look to see how true it is. Read More…
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…
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?
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…
Kitty’s mother came to visit her from Jin Hua, which is a tier 2 medium sized city in Zhe Jiang province last month. Tonight, I went to Kitty’s home to have a dinner with her family.
At dinner, Kitty’s mother said you guys always say everything in Shanghai is expensive. But I have lived in Shanghai for 2-3 weeks, I didn’t find things in Shanghai are more expensive. For example, food, the price is the same with Jin Hua, some are even lower. Clothes, grocery, electonics are the same everywhere in China if you buy branded products from chain stores. I don’t understand why you always complain things are expensive in Shanghai. It might because you waste too much. Read More…
How much will be spent by a single white collar in this megacity? I think different persons have different stories. So just take this one, Sky, as an example, who is from Jiangshu Province, and working in Shanghai now. Read More…
Today I read one post about monthly family expenses in Shanghai, and I think it is very typical for a family in Shanghai. So here I translate for your reference about living cost in Shanghai. Read More…
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. And the average salary of employee in 2008 is 3292 RMB per month. Read More…