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I’ve lived in several apartments in Wuhou district near the metro. You will have no problem finding a decent 2 bedroom place for 3000-3500RMB. You’ll need the same amount for the deposit.
I work at home so my utilities are around 500RMB/month in the summer because I have the A/C on pretty much all day. Another 150RMB for internet. And 70RMB for 3G. Those are your fixed costs.
I’m a pretty thrifty guy, cook wholefoods at home about 70% of the time and rarely splash out on +150RMB meals. I need about 100RMB/day on average for food/drinks/transport. Almost half of that is spent in the weekend.
Taxi’s are rarely over 15 kuai if you live around Wuhou. Everything you need is within a few km distance. Metro is 2-3RMB per trip.
A thing most people forget to calculate is their visa. If you get a visa from your work then it’s not an issue but if that’s not the case (which is probably true for your wife), then you need to add another ~10000RMB per year per person. (6 month visa 2500-3000RMB through an agency + a 2000RMB roundtrip to HK, twice a year). Don’t forget about flight tickets either if you’re planning on flying home every now and then.
Visa’s and travel aside, I think ~12000/month for the both of you sounds realistic.