Friday, 15 August 2008

Cost of Living

Hi all, I hope your week was wonderful!

Let's discuss a little on the cost of living in Guangzhou.
Comparing Guangzhou (GZ) and Shanghai (SH) where I previously worked.
Guangzhou has definitely a lower cost of living.
For example:-

Taxi in GZ: Starting fee RMB7, Taxi in SH: Starting fee RMB11
Addidas Tee(imitation) in GZ: RMB35, similar Addidas Tee in SH: RMB50

However, there are some things that should be the same across the whole China.
Like:-
Mac Value meal: RMB20-25
Starbucks Cappuccino (small): RMB25
A can of Coke: RMB3

There are a few costs to note while you are working here:-

Accomodation cost: RMB3000-5000 (a decent place with facilities)
Mobile Cost: RMB100-200(normal local usage). Calling overseas is not expensive also. For me, I use a cheap idd call 12593 to call back Singapore at only RMB0.39/min
Bus trip: RMB2-4
Metro/Subway/MRT trip: RMB2-11
Lunch box: RMB5-10
A bowl of noodles: RMB5-10
A meal at an average restaurant: RMB50-100

Have a great weekend!

2 comments:

Cathy said...

Hi~
thanks for sharing a lot for those information.
I'm planning to move to guangzhou soon and look for a job there..
any suggestion ?
is it better to work there or in shenzhen ?
How much do u think an expectable (minimum) salary for a graphic designer/ anyone to live comfortably there? (ex. live a medium apartment 1 bedroom 1 living room,kitchen and bathroom)

thanks a lot

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