Shenzhen, Nanshan 南山区
6 min to Hi-Tech Park
Foreigners acceptedRegistration assistance
$2,515.93/month
Nanshan南山区
PremiumExpat areaShekou, in the south of Nanshan, has been the foreign community's home in Shenzhen for forty years: international schools, a Western grocery, a seafront and a bar street. North of it, Houhai and the tech campuses of Tencent and DJI.
At a glance
- Life without Chinese
- Metro access
- Quiet at night
- Value for money
- Good for students
What is around
- Metro76
- Supermarket26
- Park138
- Pharmacy13
- International hospital14
- Shopping mall59
Counted from OpenStreetMap data for this district.
What works
- The most established expat community in the city, centred on Shekou
- Coastline, Shenzhen Bay Park and the ferry to Hong Kong airport
- Several international schools and Shenzhen University
What to expect
- Shekou rents are premium and rise every renewal
- Far from Luohu and the eastern districts
- Tech-campus areas are dead at weekends
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