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Q: Can you list your cities in China in terms of Cost of Living from Most expensive to Less Expensive?
For me I stayed in 4 cities so far and my list is as follows: 1. Shenzen 2. Xiamen 3. Wuhan 4. Jinan
I suspect that, that is from highest to lowest, because \I| never lived in any of them, but I know Shenzhen is expensive ............ I lived in Guangzhou for 6-7 months ..then I cut my living expenses in half by moving further south ..can you believe that??? further south and more beautiful place and half the cost .what a great place..southern guangdong is where you want to be................ not hainan.
Xiamen downtown is pricey...(the island).
I live in Jimei district which is very cheap 
According to several polls worth of data, the most expensive cities in China for expats are (rated globally)
20 Beijing
21 Shanghai
38 Guangzhou
43 Shenzhen
Strangely enough, the top city on the list for multiple years in a row is: Luanda, Angola.
I would have never imagined that Angola would have even showed up on the list.
I live in Shanghai, before i lived in Yiwu, zhejiang. I feel here is cheaper many things, coz in yiwu was everything high price for white faces and because of quality issues, so u have to buy 3 pairs of shoes per year and overpriced, for example. Here is maybe rent house more pricey, but vegetable cost is at least half of what we paid in Yiwu. Strange 
I agree with Nessquick above. Housing is expensive in Shanghai but otherwise the city is truly a jewel of affordable items if one looks carefully. Very often taxi rides in the hinterlands are more expensive than in Shanghai for the same kilometers covered; there are numerous other items the same. One can shop in the cheap clothing shops in Shanghai and get real bargains, often not to be had elsewhere.
dom87:
the hinterland taxi rides are always taking 5 people and charging each the bargained price. they dont use a taximeter
A lot of it will depend on how you live. If you want to eat as you did in your home nation then ANYWHERE will be expensive, if you're willing to eat as the locals do it will be relatively cheap and in those circumstances, Guanxi is one of the best, good tropical climate, not too cold in winter, so-so salaries but low cost of living, (so long as you don't eat 'western).
beijing,shanghai shenzhen and guanzhou top the list for the most expensive cities in china, shanghai taxis are the most expensive in the whole of china but also the most confortable and clean.
Hangzhou.....a bit expensive when it comes to housing.........Guanghou is good in my opinion............shenzhen a bit not to the expectations of comfort even though it's expensive...............Beijing is shenzhen and hangzhou all together
1. Shanghai 2. Beijing 3. Hangzhou 4. Nanjing 5. Shenzhen 6. Guangzhou
i m not sure how they measure these things.
apart from the housing shanghai is not more expensive than guangzhou.
And even in the city itself prices vary very much. Outer districts ice tea: 4 rmb, downtown 16 RMB
in gz and shanghai the same.
then i was in country side (my gfs parents home) food is quite cheap but clothes are super expensive.
for example lamien place (the noodle shop that exists everywhere) has the same price from north to south. 7 RMB in GZ, Shanghai and Changchun
it all depends on how you live your life. Major cities like Beijing and Shanghai can be more expensive when you eat out and ride taxies everyday. It's going to be a different story if you cook and ride ebike for daily transportation.
