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Practical tools to help you plan, compare and understand life in Shenzhen. See how each result is worked out, check the assumptions and follow the source links.
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5 tools to help you plan
Find a neighborhood shortlist, build a move budget and choose your next steps.
RMB · three categories only
Sample subtotal / month
Add your other costs in the full tool. This is not a complete living-cost estimate.
Editorial assumptions explained
Open toolEstimate full-day presence for a calendar year and review the tax-residence rules.
Calendar-year presence estimate
Review presence in a calendar year, then read the limits of the estimate.
Official rules linked
Open toolEstimate employee medical contributions and compare Tier 1 with Tier 2.
Published bases & rates
Employee medical insurance—not private insurance or total social insurance.
Published policy sources linked
Open toolExplore salary, bonus and selected deductions under different tax scenarios.
Choose the applicable scenario in the full calculator. Not a tax-filing determination.
Tax rules and assumptions shown
Open toolCompare your own spending with seven Shenzhen lifestyle scenarios.
Editorial budget scenarios, not live prices. You set the currency and exchange rate.
Dated budget assumptions linked
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Real questions. Practical answers.
Explore the Shenzhen Decision Lab
Build a budget in the Decision Lab
Use the Tax Residence Day Counter
Compare medical contributions
Compare your cost of living
Understand the inputs before you rely on the result.
Published rules or clear editorial assumptions.
See how your inputs become a result.
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Tax and medical tools explain published rules. Neighborhood and budget tools use stated editorial assumptions. Estimates support planning; they do not replace professional advice or an official decision.
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giovanni@lifeshenzhen.comHelpful guides to put the numbers in context.
Understand the rules, obligations and options.
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Hospitals, insurance and practical care tips.
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A step-by-step guide to a smoother move.
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Everyday prices, budgets and lifestyle choices.
Read guideSkyline and guide images are editorial illustrations. Calculator previews explain the tools; they are not personalised financial advice.