Am I paying too much for rent?

[my3rdlang]

I live in JingAn district (about 2km north of JingAn subway station). I pay RMB2500/month for a 35m2 studio apartment furnished with a stove, small washing machine, TV, fridge, microwave, bed, wardrobe.

Rent per m2 = RMB71.4/month

In my opinion, my rent is a lil high (considering it is quite a walk to the nearest subway station, I work a 9-5:30 job & don't use half the stuff they furnished).

I have searched for average rents in Shanghai/average rents in JingAn district online but couldn't really find anything. I don't really trust agents as they tend to offer places with higher rents to foreigners.

Would love to hear your opinions.

[anonymoose]

Well, for comparison, I'm paying 3200RMB/month for a 60m2 apartment in Xujiahui.

Yours sounds a bit on the expensive side, given the size, but it's not outrageously expensive.

[Hedge]

I don't consider that bad, though I don't know the general quality of your apartment.

I also live in Jing'an, renting a fully furnished, what I consider to be a high quality apartment, for 7000 RMB/month (70m2).

I consider my rent to be too high though (especially with the current currency situation) and will be moving to Pudong when my contract expires.

[roddy]

Don't know about prices in Shanghai, but can I just point to the Your Accommodation in China topic - lots of examples of where people are living for comparison, and if you can add yours (if you haven't already) you'll be much loved forever.

[gato]

Jing'an District is just about the most expensive district in Shanghai, so your rent isn't that bad, really.