Moving to Guanzhou

Moving to Guanzhou
Jun 6, 2011 12:15
DEECEE Points: Join Date: Jun 6, 2011 Status: offline	Friends, i am moving to Guangzhou shortly on an IT assignment.I am from India.Need some understanding of costs of living & salaries offered.can anyone elicit info abt below a) I am Jr developer , offered salary 60K.Is this survivable- what is the bare mininum & what would be a good salary if I hv to negotiate? b) How much a 1 BHK room rent cost at Guangzhou? c) Travel costs, utilities,etc - any rough figures? d) what is the taxation policy for expats? Thanks friends - your replies are appreciated ex-ante.

Jun 6, 2011 12:15

DEECEE
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Friends, i am moving to Guangzhou shortly on an IT assignment.I am from India.Need some understanding of costs of living & salaries offered.can anyone elicit info abt below

a) I am Jr developer , offered salary 60K.Is this survivable- what is the bare mininum & what would be a good salary if I hv to negotiate?

b) How much a 1 BHK room rent cost at Guangzhou?

c) Travel costs, utilities,etc - any rough figures?

d) what is the taxation policy for expats?

Thanks friends - your replies are appreciated ex-ante.

Jun 10, 2011 23:41

SASHA
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It depends on your standards... if you consider it just as a 1st step in building-up your carrier, then it might be acceptable...

60k per year is 5k per month - that's quite low for foreign employee in big city such as Guangzhou... But, it depends on your expectations & standards, and I don't know if your employer is local or foreign firm, is it negotiable, etc... Western expats pay 5-10k just for rent in luxury condos but their salary is 20-30k at least...

When I arrived Guangzhou first time my budget was low so I was satisfied with older flat for 1-2k rent - if you are OK with that, then rest of 3-4k will be survivable since Guangzhou living cost (food/utilities) is cheap...

I considered that just as 1st step, as I planned to develop my carrier and connections within upcoming years (which is quite easy in a big city full of opportunities), and HongKong is near so Guangzhou is great place to start.

I still keep one old flat in city center as mixed office/flat-share, message me for more details, or e-mail (gmail.com|sasa.cv).

Cheers,
Sasha/Alex
HongKong-Guangzhou
(gmail.com|sasa.cv)

Jun 14, 2011 01:31	#2
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Jun 20, 2011 04:16	#3
ZENCHEN Points: Join Date: Jan 28, 2008 Status: Offline	60k/year is too low, 60k/month is good salary

Oct 5, 2011 02:34	#4
GUEST25358	i am looking for 1 bhk furnished flat in guangzhao. also looking for office space whether it is in hotels or official location. kindly revert me wid best rates. Pushpraj 09540066928

Oct 29, 2011 18:10	#5
CANADAGUY Points: Join Date: Oct 1, 2007 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by ZENCHEN 60k/year is too low, 60k/month is good salary Maybe I'm living on a different planet than you guys but for me, 60K/year is pretty decent. Are you talking 60K $U.S. or possibly 60K yuan?

Oct 29, 2011 18:51	#6
GUEST56126	Quote: Originally Posted by CANADAGUY Maybe I'm living on a different planet than you guys but for me, 60K/year is pretty decent. Are you talking 60K $U.S. or possibly 60K yuan? I'm afraid they are talking 60K RMB, which is a bit low for GZ.

Oct 30, 2011 23:56	#7
CANADAGUY Points: Join Date: Oct 1, 2007 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by GUEST56126 I'm afraid they are talking 60K RMB, which is a bit low for GZ. OK thanks. That makes a lot more sense now.

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