Living Wage Update Report: Zhengzhou, China, 2025

Lykke Andersen, Marcelo Delajara (), Richard Anker () and Martha Anker ()
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Marcelo Delajara: Anker Research Institute
Richard Anker: Anker Research Institute
Martha Anker: Anker Research Institute

No 25-04-42, Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC) from Universidad Privada Boliviana

Abstract: This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wages for workers in Zhengzhou, China. The update for 2025 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in August 2015 (Xu, Li, Xiong & Zhan, 2015). The update also reflects revised expectations for the normative standards of a basic but decent living for the reference family, driven by a decade of rapid economic growth and a near doubling of average household consumption per capita.

Keywords: Living costs; living wages; Anker Methodology; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J30 J50 J80 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7 pages
Date: 2025
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