This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wages for workers in Zhengzhou, China. The update for 2025 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). The update also reflects revised expectations for the normative standards of a basic but decent living for the reference family, driven by a decade of rapid economic growth and a near doubling of average household consumption per capita.

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and the living wage for workers in Chengdu, China. The update for 2025 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in August 2015 (Chuanbo & Xingyue, 2015). The update also reflects changes in expectations regarding the normative standards for a basic but decent living for a typical family, driven by a decade of rapid economic growth and a near doubling of average household consumption per capita.

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wages for workers in Suzhou, China. The update for 2025 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). The update also reflects revised expectations for the normative standards of a basic but decent living for a typical family, driven by a decade of rapid economic growth and a near doubling of average household consumption per capita.

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wage for workers in Shanghai, China. The update for 2025 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). The update also reflects revised expectations for the normative standards of a basic but decent living for a typical family, driven by a decade of rapid economic growth and a near doubling of average household consumption per capita.

This report estimates a living wage for Hangzhou, 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 5,081 CNY (715 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 estimates a living wage for Shenzhen, 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 Shenzhen, China, for November 2024 is 4,648 CNY (649 USD) per month. The net living wage (i.e., take-home pay after taxes and other mandatory payroll deductions) is 4,005 CNY (559 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 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. Our estimate of a living wage for a full-time worker in Ningbo, China, for September, 2024 is 4,408 CNY (620 USD) per month. The net living wage (i.e., take-home pay after taxes and other mandatory payroll deductions) is 3,693 CNY (519 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 estimates a living wage for Dongguan, P. R. China. It uses the Anker Methodolo gy®, whereby secondary data from high-quality national surveys are combined with prima ry 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 Dongguan, China, for November 2024 is 3,988 CNY (557 USD) per month. The net living wage (i.e., take-home pay after taxes and other mandatory payroll deductions) is 3,378 CNY (472 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.