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Beijing, China I live off about $400 / month, with $220 in rent (I split a relatively centrally-located apartment with a Western-style bathroom with my girlfri
by garply 16y ago
Beijing, China
I live off about $400 / month, with $220 in rent (I split a relatively centrally-located apartment with a Western-style bathroom with my girlfriend). Most of the rest of the money goes to ordering / eating out, at about $1.50 / meal, and taxis. Riding to near locations (less than 10 RMB taxi fare) on my electronic bicycle cuts down taxi fares a bit.
I have a Chinese corporation, and it was indeed a pain in the ass and expensive to set up.
- trevelyan 16y agoI admire your commitment, although I think anyone who can't handle $1000/month shouldn't really consider moving to China. It's easy to have unexpected expenses, and $1.50 a meal is really slumming it. Most Xinjiang places charge at least 10 RMB for a plate of choamianpianr these days. That said, congrats on starting an official business here. I'd be curious to hear what you're doing and whether you can legally bill in RMB? My contact info is on my profile page.
- garply 16y agoI can handle $1k / month, I just prefer not to. I go out for coffee periodically, which would bring that number up, but that's usually business-related. I can legally bill in RMB. $2500 sounds really high for visa and entry /exit expenses, unless you're including plane tickets. My year-long visa was $100-200. Anyway, I see you're near Dongzhimen - I'm near Yonghegong, so not far. I'll drop you a line some time.