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International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy

Table 4 House price-to-income ratio for early childhood teachers in the four cities

From: Compensation of Chinese early childhood teachers: a preliminary study in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Singapore, and Taipei

City

Median wage

Mean monthly rent in city center

% of EC teacher monthly income

Mean monthly rent outside city center

% of EC teacher monthly income

Hong Kong

2,248a

1,805

80%

1,031

46%

Shenzhen

1,671

955

57%

578

35%

Singapore

1,508b

2,580b

171%b

1612b

107%b

Taipei

2,124

653a

31%a

525a

25%a

  1. aThe best one among the four cities. bThe worst one among the four cities.
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