This report estimates a living wage for Ningbo, P. R. China. It uses the Anker Methodology®, whereby secondary data from high-quality national surveys are combined with primary data collected in new fieldwork to estimate how much a worker needs to earn to afford a decent standard of living for themselves and their family. Elements of a decent standard of living include food, water, housing, education, health care, transportation, clothing, foot wear, recreation, communication, and all other needs, including provision for unexpected events. The Anker Methodology® has been used by the Anker Research Institute to estimate internationally comparable living wages and living incomes in over 50 countries.

This report estimates a living wage for Dongguan, P. R. China. It uses the Anker Methodology®, whereby secondary data from high-quality national surveys are combined with primary data collected in new fieldwork to estimate how much a worker needs to earn to afford a decent standard of living for themselves and their family. Elements of a decent standard of living include food, water, housing, education, health care, transportation, clothing, foot wear, recreation, communication, and all other needs, including provision for unexpected events. The Anker Methodology® has been used by the Anker Research Institute to estimate internationally comparable living wages and living incomes in over 50 countries.

Our estimate of a living wage for a full-time worker in Hangzhou, China, for September 2024 is 4,824 CNY (678 USD) per month. The net living wage (i.e., take-home pay after taxes and other mandatory payroll deductions) is 4,319 CNY (607 USD) per month. This is based on our estimate of living costs for a typical-size reference family for the study location, consisting of 2 adults and 1.5 children, with 1.74 full-time equivalent adult workers contributing to family income.

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wages for workers in Zhengzhou, China. The update for 2024 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in August 2015 (Xu, Li, Xiong & Zhan, 2015).

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wage for workers in Chengdu, China. The update for 2024 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in August 2015 (Chuanbo & Xingyue, 2015).

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wages for workers in Suzhou, China. The update for 2024 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in August 2015 (Yuan, et al., 2015).

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wage for workers in Shenzhen, China. The update for 2024 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in August 2015 (Wang et al., 2015).

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wage for workers in Shanghai, China. The update for 2024 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in August 2015 (Yuan, Ke, Jing & Feng, 2015).