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Mdsb87China · Joined: 07 May 2013 Posts: 5

Hi all. Looking a jobs now and trying to figure what a reasonable salary is for Suzhou near Shangahi. I want to be able to save money while in China. Would 8000 be enough to do this if my housing is included as a benefit?

Thanks for any info you can provide.

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rogerwilco · Joined: 10 Jun 2010 Posts: 1549

tangal · Joined: 11 Nov 2012 Posts: 47 Location: Da Nang Beach

A good place to guage salaries in Suzhou is www.echinacities.com. While 8K with a free apartment sounds below average for most gigs except unis, if you're frugal you should be able to live on 3K/month in Suzhou and save the rest, about 60K per year, which is a decent amount to save in China. If you have experience and can negotiate 10K with housing or 12K without, that would sound more reasonable.