Whats the cost of living in China – Fuzhou?
Let me take a wild guess that you are an English teacher. Well that’s great and good luck with your new job. It is my understanding that most Chinese schools provide foreign teachers with housing as part of their compensation package. This is either in the form of your own one-bedroom or sharing a multi-bedroom apartment with other teachers. The transition to a new country and job are difficult enough without having to go apartment shopping as well. Your salary sounds pretty typical and you’ll be able to pick up another 1,000 to 4,000 yuan per month by doing private tutoring. Ask your employer about them providing housing, as this appears to be a deficiency in your contract. Real estate listings in China are handled on a neighborhood level. It’s not like America’s MLS system or other countries with centralized databases of listing information. In China you go to one of the ubiquitous neighborhood realtors for information. In areas with high demand for housing, the best apartment listin
