Relocation Tools.
Everything you need to plan your move and settle into Shanghai seamlessly.
Cost Calculator
Estimate your monthly living expenses in Shanghai based on your lifestyle, housing preferences, and habits.
Neighborhood Matchmaker
Take our quick 30-second quiz to discover which Shanghai district perfectly fits your vibe and commute.
China Tech Stack
The digital ecosystem is different here. Reveal the essential local apps you'll need to survive and thrive.
China Packing List
Stop guessing. Find out exactly which everyday items are incredibly difficult or expensive to find in Shanghai.
The First 48 Hours
A personalized, step-by-step checklist to guide you through SIM cards, banking, and mandatory police registration.
Weekend Getaways
Escape the city. Use our interactive map to discover curated weekend excursions perfectly accessible for a 2-to-3 day trip.
Plan Your Stay in China.
Select your preferences below to instantly estimate your monthly and total living costs.
Cost Breakdown
Neighborhood Matchmaker.
Not sure where to settle down? Answer a few simple questions to find the district that perfectly matches your lifestyle, budget, and commute.
Find Your Perfect Neighborhood
Take our quick quiz to discover which Shanghai district fits your lifestyle.
What best describes you?
Would you like to live near your workplace/campus?
What matters most to you?
What's your vibe?
Budget?
Lifestyle?
What matters most in your housing choice?
What are you okay compromising on?
What's your ideal balance?
What kind of living environment do you prefer?
Do you still want some social life?
What kind of environment do you prefer?
What's your main priority?
Would you like to live near your workplace?
What best describes your situation?
What is your top priority?
Do you want to live near major international schools?
Preferred environment?
Commute preference?
What type of home are you looking for?
Do you have pets?
Are you okay with a busier environment?
What's your lifestyle priority?
What does your ideal weekend look like?
What matters most?
Do you have pets?
What's your main goal?
What kind of daily environment do you prefer?
What vibe do you prefer?
What are you willing to compromise on?
What brings you to Shanghai?
Are you familiar with the city?
What do you want to experience most?
What kind of stay do you prefer?
What vibe do you prefer?
Your ideal night?
What are you looking for this time?
Which sounds more like you?
What matters most?
How immersive do you want it?
Would you like to live near your workplace?
What atmosphere do you prefer?
What's your ideal work environment?
What atmosphere do you prefer?
What matters most?
Your ideal day?
Would you like to live near your workplace/campus?
What matters most to you?
What's your vibe?
Budget?
Lifestyle?
What matters most in your housing choice?
What are you okay compromising on?
What's your ideal balance?
What kind of living environment do you prefer?
What kind of environment do you prefer?
Would you like to live near your workplace?
What best describes your situation?
What is your top priority?
Do you want to live near major international schools?
Preferred environment?
Commute preference?
What type of home are you looking for?
Do you have pets?
Are you okay with a busier environment?
What's your lifestyle priority?
What does your ideal weekend look like?
What matters most?
Do you have pets?
What's your main goal?
What kind of daily environment do you prefer?
What vibe do you prefer?
What are you willing to compromise on?
What brings you to Beijing?
Are you familiar with the city?
What do you want to experience most?
What kind of stay do you prefer?
What vibe do you prefer?
Your ideal night?
What are you looking for this time?
Which sounds more like you?
What matters most?
How immersive do you want it?
Would you like to live near your workplace?
What atmosphere do you prefer?
What's your ideal work environment?
What atmosphere do you prefer?
What matters most?
Your ideal day?
Would you like to live near your workplace/campus?
What matters most to you?
What's your vibe?
Budget?
Lifestyle?
What matters most in your housing choice?
What are you okay compromising on?
What's your ideal balance?
What kind of living environment do you prefer?
What kind of environment do you prefer?
Would you like to live near your workplace?
What best describes your situation?
What is your top priority?
Do you want to live near major international schools?
Preferred environment?
Commute preference?
What type of home are you looking for?
Do you have pets?
Are you okay with a busier environment?
What's your lifestyle priority?
What does your ideal weekend look like?
What matters most?
Do you have pets?
What's your main goal?
What kind of daily environment do you prefer?
What vibe do you prefer?
What are you willing to compromise on?
What brings you to Hong Kong?
Are you familiar with the city?
What do you want to experience most?
What kind of stay do you prefer?
What vibe do you prefer?
Your ideal night?
What are you looking for this time?
Which sounds more like you?
What matters most?
How immersive do you want it?
Would you like to live near your workplace?
What atmosphere do you prefer?
What's your ideal work environment?
What atmosphere do you prefer?
What matters most?
Your ideal day?
Your Match:
The China Tech Stack
Click the cards to reveal the essential local apps you'll need to survive and thrive in China.
Uber
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DiDi (滴滴)
The go-to ride-hailing app. Has a great English interface and accepts foreign credit cards.
Google Maps
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Amap (高德地图)
Highly accurate navigation, live traffic, and transit routes. Apple Maps also works decently via VPN.
Google Translate
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Baidu Translate (百度翻译)
The most accurate engine for Chinese-English translation, featuring live AR camera scanning.
Apple Pay
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Alipay (支付宝)
The backbone of Chinese daily life. Bind your foreign card to pay for literally anything via QR code.
UberEats
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Meituan (美团)
Order food, groceries, medicine, or even a massage directly to your door in under 30 minutes.
Amazon
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Taobao (淘宝)
The world's largest e-commerce site. You can buy literally anything here, often with next-day delivery.
eBay
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Xianyu (闲鱼)
The best second-hand marketplace. Great for buying used electronics, furniture, or selling your own items.
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WeChat (微信)
The ultimate everything app. Messaging, payments, social media, and integrated mini-programs.
Tinder
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Tantan (探探)
The local equivalent for dating and meeting people. (Tinder is active but requires a VPN).
Booking.com
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Trip.com (携程)
The absolute best app for booking high-speed trains, flights, and hotels within China. Great English support.
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Xiaohongshu (小红书)
"Little Red Book" is the trendiest lifestyle, fashion, and food discovery social network in China.
Tripadvisor
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Dianping (大众点评)
The undisputed king of restaurant and business reviews. Buy discounted group meals and find the best spots.
YouTube
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Bilibili (哔哩哔哩)
The premier video sharing platform. Famous for its highly engaged community and "bullet-screen" comments.
TikTok
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Douyin (抖音)
The original Chinese version of TikTok. Incredibly addictive short-form video content and live-stream shopping.
IMDb
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Douban (豆瓣)
The ultimate cultural database for in-depth reviews and ratings on movies, books, and music.
China Packing List.
Stop guessing what you need to bring. Find out exactly which everyday items are incredibly difficult or expensive to find in your destination city so you can pack smart.
Your Custom Packing List
We skipped the obvious stuff (shirts, socks) and focused on what expats actually struggle to find here.
The First 48 Hours.
Navigating your arrival in China can be overwhelming. Get a personalized, step-by-step checklist to guide you through SIM cards, banking, and mandatory police registration.
Your Arrival Gameplan
Check these off as you complete them to ensure a smooth transition.
Weekend Getaways.
Escape the city. Discover our curated weekend excursions perfectly accessible for a 2-to-3 day trip.