China Travel Savvy > Advice > Money > Costs and Prices. China is generally a very cheap country by Western standards. You can live on practically nothing if you are so inclined. Although in cities like Shanghai there are plenty of ways to spend a lot of money.
As a general rule, caregivers who help with the tasks of day-to-day living, such as cooking, companionship, and personal care, may not need to be licensed; licensing or certification is required for home health aides (HHAs), certified nursing assistants (CNAs), and others providing medical care.
There are two ways you might receive some financial benefits for being a caregiver. In some states, you might be able to get paid as a home care aide if the state Medicaid program is paying home care benefits to the person you're caregiver for. But for you to get such payments, you'd have to be certified by the state as a home care provider.