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Good article. I would like to put in my two cents: 1. If someone wants to live out in Bao'an or Longhua please keep in mind that there is very little to do in those locations. As well, due to the cheaper rents all the poor and lower middle class will make your commute a nightmare as they pile into the underground lines like so many ants on the march. 2. Generally speaking it is better many times to work for a company or institution that will provide housing or a housing allowance of -at least- over 4,000 yuan. 3. Do not take a salary of less than 18,000 yuan (and really you should be after more like 20 to 30 k...) in Shenzhen unless housing is provided, or you will not enjoy the city. If you work for a university your part time work may be higher and sallary lower (like 10k would be acceptable),then part time you can make around 300 as a starter up to 400 or 500 yuan an hour depending on the nature of the tutoring job.
Nov 05, 2015 14:10 Report Abuse
Who give you a salary of 18,000 yuan ? I mean if you are not a English teacher. There are jobs for foreigners for only 3-4 K/month. I always respond to that ads with the question : how can you live with 3-4 K a month if the rent only , is 4,5K ? ....
Nov 16, 2015 23:32 Report Abuse
Nothing to do in Bao'an or Longhua? Bloody hell Tim, learn to Zhong the Wenz and find stuff; do you even Dianping? There's loads to do in both districts, you're nothing but a fool if you can't find stuff. All the 'poor and lower middle class?' You're most likely an English teacher. Therefore, although you're probably better off than most other migrant workers; by Shenzhen standards, you're lower middle class (if you're lucky). Even the 30k salaries won't make you elite by anybody's standards. Can't handle high population densities and their effects upon public transportation? Why didn't you find a teaching job in Qinghai, Ningxia or something?
Jan 08, 2018 21:17 Report Abuse
Unless an apartment in a foreigner hotspot is essential for your work; for example, you're a tech guy who needs to be in walking distance from their office, only an idiot would rent for 4k a month. More so, those that pay 2-3k for a room in one of the popular areas. You can easily rent for 2k in Bao'an and be near good transportation links.
Jan 08, 2018 21:21 Report Abuse
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