Items of expenditure | Effective samples | Mean value (RMB/year) | Proportion (%) |
tuition fee | 489 | 4137.93 | 46.42% |
boarding fee | 489 | 1018.40 | 11.42% |
textbook fee | 485 | 365.98 | 4.11% |
Food costs | 476 | 1968.32 | 22.08% |
Transportation expenses (daily transportation expenses, travel expenses to and from home) | 480 | 289.56 | 3.25% |
cost of daily necessities (clothes, cosmetics, tobacco, wine, tea, etc.) | 473 | 406.45 | 4.56% |
cost of school supplies (including personal computer, electronic dictionary, walkman, etc.) | 352 | 178.06 | 2.00% |
Admission fee | 178 | 88.75 | 1.00% |
Casual books, newspapers, player fees | 478 | 65.09 | 0.73% |
Mobile phone and fixed telephone charges | 482 | 169.67 | 1.9% |
expenses of surfing internet | 386 | 79.48 | 0.89% |
Travel, entertainment and communication expenses | 357 | 146.68 | 1.65% |
Total |
| 8914.37 | 100% |