Fixed Costs
Lodging: $200 per Month * 4 Months= $800
Meals: Average &7 per day *30days=$210 per month * 4 months= $840
(Notice: The average meal costs will be around $5 if the student has meals in campus dining hall)
Travel Expenses:
International air ticket with round trip = $1,400
(Quoted rate as of May 2010)
Domestic air ticket from Beijing to Qingdao, Zhengzhou, or to Dalian and back to Beijing (round trip)= $200
Necessary Documents:
Visa application fee =$140 + Courier fee of $25= $165
JW 202 Form Fee $30
Textbook Fee $30
Physical Examination Fee $57
Deposit Fee for Dorm $60
International Student Identification Card (which is charged by Student Away Office) = $75
Total Fixed Costs = $3,657
Variable costs
Travel Expenses:
Bullet train from Qingdao to Beijing/Beijing to Qingdao one way= $40
Bus Ticket/per time = $0.20
Taxi expense: In Qingdao, within 4 km (around 2.48 miles) $1
(Notice: From Qingdao University campus to Train Station the taxi price will be $3
To the airport, it would be $15)
More information, please feel free to contact us at (417)-836-8501 or stop by the Office of China Programs
at Carrington Hall Room 210.