Shenyang - Post Report Question and Answers

What is the availability and cost of household help, and what types of help are typically employed by expatriates?

Household help is super cheap and usually good. Many people have "ayis" to clean the house, look after kids, cook food, etc. You may have to do some training, and most don't speak Chinese. - Mar 2019


Our cleaning lady comes once per week. She cleans the apartment and does laundry, costs US$20 per visit. Local help are referred to as "a-yi" (aunt). Our A-yi is the best. Very honest, hard-working. Many a-yis do not speak English. - Jul 2016


We pay about US$4/hour for an ayi who does laundry, irons, washes dishes, vacuums, dusts, and cleans floors. - Aug 2014


Plenty of help is available. Full time ayi will cost close to US$500 a month. I find the work ethic is good. - Nov 2013


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