Give yourself a squeeze of lemon. Half a cup of lemon juice, per day, will help prevent kidney stones from forming. Simply add it to water and let it dilute â so you can drink it easily without it being too sour. Lemon juice is a simple, inexpensive way to safeguard your health.
Generally, you need 3000/5000 RMB (4000/600 USD) to afford an apartment in Shanghai. The cost of food is a very individual. You can get shark fin soup for 60 USD a bowl or 1 USD beef noodles on the street corners.
We live in Yangzhou, China, a not-so modern city of about 5 million people with little draw for foreign tourists and not many expats. So, the cost of living here is much less compared to the more commercialized, metropolitan cities of Beijing and Shanghai. For the major cities, take these numbers and add 50% or more. Check out this website for the cost of living in Shanghai and other parts of China.