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Of course, expenses depends on your way of life, below is an idea of what could be your expenses each month as a student in Shanghai.
Necessities
Mobile phone service: 200 RMB/month
Groceries: 70 RMB/week
Dinner: 20 RMB/day average
Beverages: 4 RMB/day average
Haircut: 40 RMB/mo (more…)
Street vendor food is the cheapest way to eat, however, one should note that it is warned against by Western travel agencies. Locals and foreign expats often take this route though as it is very inexpensive and usually very delicious. Food ranges in variety from different types of steamed buns and breads to dumplings, spicy noodles, kebobs, and that’s only naming a few. These items range in price from around 1 RMB-10RMB at the most. (more…)
Eating Chinese food is relatively cheap. Three Chinese dishes, with rice (enough for two people) at an average restaurant will cost about 40-50 RMB. Of course you can eat food off the street that will cost about half of this for a meal, but it may be a bit difficult for a western stomach to handle at first.
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