Housing
Jun 24, 2009
Chinese universities are campus-based. Since almost all universities are open to foreign students, therefore most dormitories will be open to foreign students as well. The foreign students (1-3 students share a room, usually with television and telephone) offer more luxury than the dormitories for Chinese students (4-8 in a room, most of the time no air-conditioning). Simple dorm rooms are available from EUR 2,5-3,5/a day, based on a shared room (2 students) with use of public facilities. Most of them are fully furnished, which means bed, closet, desk, chairs, television and phone. Often, universities offer different classes of rooms, single/shared, with or without private bathroom, with or without air-conditioning etc. The average fully furnished shared room with air-conditioning, private bathroom and sometimes even a fridge will cost you between EUR 14-28.
In most university areas it has become quite common to live off campus. For the same reason the rent in that area might be slightly higher than the average. As a foreigner always expect to pay a bit more for rent then for a local. It’s up to you whether you find it worth it or not to live off campus. A simple three room apartment might cost between EUR 250-290 a month, excluding approximately EUR 25 extra charges for water, gas, electricity and a phone line.