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Last activity 08 September 2014 by TomE

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adnandaudkhan

Hi,

This is Dr. Adnan from pakistan. I am planning to come to shenzhen university in Nov, 2014 for post doctorate studies. I need some information regarding accommodation, food and live in shenzhen city.

Thanks,

Regards,
Dr. Adnan Khan

lilli010

good life food fun business in shenzhen goodluck,

TomE

It depends on where you are going to live. You can find a decent studio apartment for between 1600 and 2,000 yuan. If you want something very nice could cost around 3,000. If you must have a studio bigger than 40 sqm, then the price will go up

Food is not expensive, you can spend as little as 30 yuan a day.

Travel is very convenient, as there are 5 metro lines, and the all interconnect at certain points long each line. If you are in the city you are usually not too far away from a metro station. Buses here are also very well run, so getting around is easy.

To find housing you may be forced to use an agent. Check out ganji.com and sz58 websites, they both have rental sections. They are also both in Chinese, so you will have to use an online translator linke bing, or google translator to translate the webpage. You also will need someone who speaks both Chinese, and English call call the numbers and get information about the place you want to rent. be sure to search for apartments close to the metro station that is most convenient for you.

Hope this has helped.

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