Favorite Thing: My friends often come up with this question, it's very hard to answer. You may have some idea from this figure:
"Beijing Statistic Bureau" has released an official data , it says the average personal income(net) for Beijinger in 2003 is RMB24,045(about USD2900,mixed employed with un-employed) .
My personal view is : General speaking , RMB 6,000 per month for a double income family could lead a comfortabel life if no house and car mortgage, above RMB10,000 per month under the same condition can enjoy a easy life , average expendure will be affordable.
I have heard many complains from my friends , saying the life for expats could be very expensive, sometimes double , triple than local standard. I agree .
The gap between rich and poor are getting larger and larger , this is why you can see so many luxury cars on road while in the same time you may also find many people biking(It's a mean of tranportation, not for fun)
Living and touring in beijing could cost more than your expectation . Be well prepared!
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