Budget - cost of living in Beijing
Here some examples of the cost of living in Beijing.
You can read below what I spent in yuan (or renmbibi or kuay, as the locals call their local currency) in Beijing, in june 2007
1€=10.2yuan
1 night in Hostel Red Lantern (4 bed dorm) : 60
Rent a room with private bathroom in a flat in Zichunlu area 3100 x 1 month (about 10 euro a day)
Filling for 1 tooth: 145
Dinner at restaurant: generally between: 20-50
Laundry 4kg wash and dry: 20
metro 3 (line 1+2 or line 13) 5 for combined ticket line 1 and/or 2 + with light rail (line 13)
Bus : 1 yuan only. May be more for travel in suburbs
Second hand dvd in student flea market: 5
China telecom sim card for mobile, with activation 78 (included 50y traffic)
Taxi: from 16 to 40 for a run
Gym Fashion in BLCU university, all courses (yoga, salsa, ecc) included: 310 for a month
Ticket to Forbidden City 60 + audioguide 40
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