Utility costs usually the rental quotation includes a management fee. But this does not include utility costs such as water, electricity, gas, telephone and network. Generally speaking the cost of gas, electricity, and water would be USD100- per person per month if you are living in an apartment.

Electricity-Billed monthly, during 6am to 10pm, RMB 0.6 per KWH, during 10pm to 6am RMB0.3 per KWH. The fuse system may not be the same from your home country, so label each fuse box and make sure you know what to do when the fuse trips.

Water Billed monthly, Water must be boiled before drinking. Also popular are water dispenses with plastic water jugs on top that can provide drinkable cold or hot water at all times. The base unit can be purchased at any department and supermarkets, and many houses will come with one installed. Water containers can then be delivered as needed (usually through your com- pound management office).

Gas Billed monthly. Most kitchen burners use gas, and each of them has valves that should be carefully turned off when you leave your home for an extended period of time. There are three types of the gas supply in china: city gas, natural gas and bottled gas, depending on what type of accommodation you choose.

Telephone Phone lines are available everywhere, there will be a basic monthly fee of RMB25. Broad-band (ADSL) is available whenever there is a telephone line from China Telecom. There is a fixed charge for unlimited time use cost RMB140 per month. The ADSL broadband bill will be integrated together with the telephone bill from China Telecom. (See more detailed information on page.)

Cable or Satellite TV Most buildings are already connected to cable TV system, giving you even more Chinese channel. New and foreign compounds will have foreign channels like CNN, and BBC, and other channels in English, Japanese, French, and German via satellite TV. Individual satellite dishes are not legal, but are routinely sold and installed.