Shanghai and Beijing will obviously cost more than living in Chengde but the cost of the former actually isn’t too bad compared to many big worldwide cities. Singapore is the most expensive city we are based in. On the other hand Beihai is incredibly cheap, which reflects with our 40% OFF courses there. Beijing and Shanghai would be somewhere in the middle of these two Lunch would cost you around 3USD generally, a beer 2USD and a taxi for a few kilometers no more than 3USD. Bar rent, the cost of living in Beijing and Shanghai isn’t as bad as you’d expect. There are places where you can splash out a bit more but if you want to keep the purse strings tight, you can do just that.