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 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 Shenzhen, P. R. China. Our estimate of a living wage for a full-time worker in Shenzhen, China, for November 2024 is 4,401 CNY (615 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.