| Hi there...is this where I can ask a question or 2 about Shanghai? I live in Taipei (Im Canadian) right now and am planning to move over to Shanghai in a few months. Why does everyone say the cost of living in Shanghai is really expensive? Is it? I visited there before on holiday and found food, transport, beer, everything cheaper than Taipei. But everyone here tells me Shanghai is so expensive. Can you help alleive some worries? I am not an ex-pat high wage earner, more like a parttime english teacher...I get by very comfortably on that in Taipei. Not luxurious but fine. Am i going to have to live in a dump? I hope to find a clean, newer apartment in a convenient area. Do you think im being realistic? How much is it for a chinese tutor, i hope to continue my chinese studies. What is the wage for a native english speaker tutor? thks if you can help me get a feeling on the financial expectations! |