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).
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:
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: