Free guides
Free
- Start Here
- First 72 hours guide
- Cost of living
- Where to live overview
Pricing
Three ladders. Pick the rung that fits your week.
Move Here, Build Here, and Live Here each have a clear ladder from free guides to fully-handled operations. Start where you are. Upgrade only when you need to.
Ladder 1
Move Here: Land & Live
Relocation, apartment, first 30 days, and ongoing settling in.
Plan
US$199–399
- 60-min planning call
- Custom written landing doc (30 pages)
- District recommendation
- Sequenced 30-day checklist
Most chosen
Land
US$750–3,500
- First 14 days handled
- Phone, payments, transport, apps setup
- Apartment registration help
- Optional in-person orientation
Settle
US$2,500–15,000
- Apartment search and viewings
- Lease checklist
- Move-in coordination
- Furnishing + cleaning + internet
Embed
US$500–5,000 / mo
- Ongoing concierge & ops
- Translation and bookings
- Household & supplier coordination
- Family support
Ladder 2
Build Here: Source & Manufacture
Hardware ecosystem access, supplier sourcing, and procurement operations.
Free guides
Free
- Huaqiangbei guide
- Hardware founder's guide
- Factory brief template
- Sourcing-trip mistakes
Orient
US$500–1,500
- Half-day Huaqiangbei walk
- Category briefing
- Translator on call
- Written debrief
Most chosen
Tour
US$1,500–12,000
- Multi-day structured itinerary
- Supplier + factory visits
- Bilingual operator
- Daily debrief notes
Most chosen
Source
Retainer + 8–15% margin
- Supplier discovery & qualification
- RMB payment intermediation
- QC checkpoints
- Shipping coordination
- Dedicated account manager
Operate
Custom
- Embedded sourcing manager
- China-side ops
- Inspection program
- WFOE/JV intros if needed
Ladder 3
Live Here: Daily Life
Day-to-day quality of life, home office, family, and visitor support.
Internet & Phone
From US$300
- Mobile plan setup
- Enterprise home network
- Dual-WAN failover
- Router + mesh configuration
Furnishing-as-a-service
US$1,500–7,500 flat
- Turnkey apartment dressing
- Bedding + mattress upgrade
- Kitchen + bath essentials
- Air purifier + dehumidifier
Visitor & investor visits
From US$2,500
- Itinerary design
- Hotel + transport
- Bilingual support
- Briefing notes + debrief
Day rate concierge
US$500–1,500 / day
- Errands + bookings
- Translator + driver
- Furniture procurement
- Local problem-solving
Transparency
How we price.
Service fees are separate from third-party costs. Where we receive vendor commissions or referral fees, we disclose them.
Service fee
What you pay us for our time, planning, and coordination. Quoted in writing before work starts.
Third-party costs
Rent, deposits, agent fees, furniture, telecom, vendor invoices, factory POs, freight, hotels. Paid by you directly wherever practical.
Referrals & commissions
Disclosed line-by-line in proposals. See our referral disclosure page for the full policy.
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