At ¥13,900 a month this 107 sqm two-bedroom sits in the cheaper band of comparable Changning two-beds, in the bottom fifth by rent per square metre across 76 comparable listings. The living room runs floor-to-ceiling glass onto a private balcony with an open outlook over the neighbouring towers, and it’s furnished with real care rather than generic rental stock. The second bedroom is noticeably smaller than the main one, more of a study than a full second bedroom, and there’s only one bathroom between the two; worth checking if you’re sharing with someone unrelated rather than as a couple.

Columbia Circle is an 8-minute walk and Jiaotong University metro station about 9 minutes, both within Xinhua Road, a residential pocket of Changning.