Currency
Swedish krona (SEK) or 1 Swiss franc = 0.09 U.S. dollars = 0.8 yuan
Lodging
Youth Hostels: 150-170 / night
Hotels: 500 / night
Student Apartment: 2500 ~ 3000 monthly, including electricity
Apartments: 3,000-4,500 monthly rent, excluding tariffs
Living with Local Residents: 1500-2100 monthly, including electricity
Electric fee: 150-500 per month
Water: Free
Communications
Cellular phone (the least expensive) 699 Siemens C30
卡 Public telephone IC cards: 30/60/120
Long-distance phone cards with 70 minutes call: 130
Stamps for sending to China : 10
Postcards: 1-4-20
Envelope bag (the smallest): 10
Documents
Student card (commercial or for business use), such card is not on sale in Sweden
Re -entry visa
Multiple-entry visa
Books and daily necessities
Transformer device for power converter. In China, most electrical device has two feet head and round power socket and there is no need for the transformer.
School textbooks: 200
Smallest Dictionary (English): 125
Smallest Atlas: 100
An ordinary book: 150
Major newspapers: 10-15
Food and beverages
Instant noodles (the cheapest): 4.5
Canned fish (the cheapest): 7.5
Rice (Supermarkets): 20/30/40 for 2kg
Rice (Asian Shops): 200 for 20kg
McDonald's packages: 30~50
Hamburger: 35-60
A cola, 0.5 liter bottle 7.4
Transportation
In intersections 16/24/32 you can experience about 2 hours traffic
In 15/18 intersection, traffic is about an hour.
Traveling in other cities by bus is about 10 hours with an hour traffic
Reference and the others
Fast passport photos: 50 /6 passport photos
Barber (M): 250
Internet cafes: 30-60 / hour
In Sweden , the minimum wage level is 80 / hour
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