Contract
Get the Chinese lease translated; check the notice period, what the deposit covers, who pays the agent, and that the landlord’s name matches the property certificate (房产证).
Long stays
Long-Stay in Yiwu: Apartment Hotels & Monthly Rentals
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Staying for weeks or months? Apartment hotels with kitchens, the residential blocks where foreign traders actually rent, what a month costs on the listing sites, the 24-hour police registration rule (now online in Zhejiang), and which blocks put a halal kitchen downstairs.
Two ways to stay a month
Apartment hotel vs. a real lease
| Option | Typical stay | Kitchen | Deposit | Paperwork | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 weeks – 3 months | Yes (hob, fridge, washing machine) | Card hold or 1 night’s rate; the Marriott Executive Apartments next to the market list CNY 1,000 on Trip.com | Passport only; the hotel files your police registration | Futian Road by Districts 1–2 (Marriott Executive Apartments), Chouzhou North Road, Binwang Road |
| Monthly rental (lease) | 3 months + | Yes | Usually 1–2 months’ rent, plus 1 month in advance (押一付一 / 押二付一) | Lease in Chinese; you (or the landlord) must register your address within 24 hours — online since March 2026 | Residential blocks behind the market (Futian, Yinhai Road), around Exotic Street (Binwang, Chouzhou North Road), Jiangdong for families |
| Business hotel at a monthly rate | 1–2 months | Rarely | Negotiated; often waived | Passport only; hotel registers you | HanTing, Atour, Hipoman and the other chains opposite the market quote monthly rates at the desk in Chinese |
Deposit figures for hotels come from Trip.com policies read 2026-09-22; lease customs are the standard Zhejiang practice and vary by landlord.
Where traders rent
The blocks, and what each is good for
- Futian / Yinhai Road blocks, behind Districts 1–4. Walk to the market in ten minutes; the Futian halal row and a Lanzhou noodle counter inside District 1 are your breakfast. Older mid-rise blocks, many one- and two-bedroom flats, lots of Arab and Pakistani neighbours. Nearest hotel with a prayer room mentioned on Trip.com: Kasion Purey, Chouzhou North Road 599.
- Binwang / Exotic Street (Chouzhou North Road × Binwang Road). The social choice: Turkish and Yemeni restaurants, the 24-hour Arab cafés and the shisha lounges downstairs, the Binwang night market, and a metro stop. Noisier after 22:00. The Atour on Binwang Road and the residential towers behind the Binwang Market are where visitors say the Turkish trading community lives.
- Global Digital Trade Centre (District 6), Yinhai Road east. New towers, the YAYU PLACE apartment-style hotel inside the complex (CNY 300 deposit, breakfast included, USD 77 average on Trip.com), and Yayu Hotel’s advertised halal lunch service — the only hotel in our public-post pool that names halal catering. Quieter, newer, further from the mosque.
- Jiangdong / Chouzhou Middle Road. Families and longer stays: bigger flats, schools, the Fairfield by Marriott (No. 90 Chouzhou Middle Road) as the nearby international brand. A taxi or metro to the market.
- Near the mosque, Jiangbin West Road. Small; a few blocks around the mosque and the halal butcher at No. 121 hold Yemeni and Hui families. Good for Fajr and Jummah on foot, a ¥14–24 estimated taxi to the market.
What a month costs
Listing-site averages for Yiwu, and what that means
¥899Anjuke city average · read 2026-09
1-bedroom, per month
listing average across the whole city; near the market expect more
¥2,380Anjuke city average · read 2026-09
2-bedroom, per month
a 2-bed on Chouzhou North Road was listed at ¥1,400 the same week
¥3,747Anjuke city average · read 2026-09
3-bedroom, per month
family flats in Jiangdong sit around this figure
The averages come from the Anjuke (安居客) Yiwu rent index read on 22 September 2026 (the page does not state its reference month); individual listings the same week showed a two-bedroom at 稠州北路 1473 号 for ¥1,400 and a one-bedroom near Binwang Road for ¥1,000 on 58.com. Rents near the market and on Exotic Street run above the city average; blocks in Jiangdong and beyond the river below it. Utilities (water, electricity, gas, broadband) are on top and paid through Alipay; furnished flats are the norm for foreign tenants. What we have not done yet: rented one ourselves — every figure here is a listing price, not a signed lease. Agents (中介) charge half to one month’s rent; the market’s foreign-trade service centre and your supplier can often introduce a landlord without one.
The 24-hour rule
Police registration for anyone not in a hotel
- Hotels do it for you
Any licensed hotel scans your passport at check-in and files the registration; you do nothing. This is why some small hotels ‘cannot take foreigners’ — they lack the licence.
- In a flat, you must register within 24 hours
China’s Exit-Entry law requires foreigners living outside hotels to register with the local police within 24 hours of moving in (and again after any trip abroad). The landlord can do it for you, but the fine for not doing it is yours.
- Since 20 March 2026 it can be done online in Zhejiang
The National Immigration Administration opened online registration for non-hotel stays in seven provinces including Zhejiang: the NIA government-service website, the 移民局 12367 app, or its WeChat / Alipay mini-programs. You need to complete identity verification in the app first, then enter the lease address and landlord details. Source: NIA notice, 20 March 2026 (read 2026-09-22).
- Or walk in
The local police station (派出所) for your block, with passport, visa or residence permit, the lease and the landlord’s ID copy; some Yiwu stations have an English-speaking desk on weekdays. Keep the registration slip — hotels, SIM shops and banks ask for it.
Halal downstairs
Which blocks solve dinner
Long stays live or die on breakfast and the 21:00 meal. Three blocks have it solved: Exotic Street (Sultan and Sinbad both serve breakfast; the Yemeni rooms and the 24-hour cafés cover late nights), Futian behind District 1 (the halal row plus a Lanzhou counter inside the market), and Nianxi / Wu’ai Road (the Xinjiang street: Talaiti’s nang and pulao, Yunnan Renjia’s halal kitchen, cheap and open late). The Global Digital Trade Centre towers are the exception — good rooms, few kitchens; count on the metro. For weekly shopping, the halal butcher at Jiangbin West Road 121 opposite the mosque and the Arab groceries on Chouzhou North Road stock lamb, dates and spices; Chinese supermarkets mark 清真 on packaged meat but not on the counters. Full lists: Halal food hub, Halal breakfast, Where Muslims hang out.
Registration
Register within 24 hours — online via the 移民局 12367 app in Zhejiang since March 2026, or at the local police station. Hotels do it automatically; landlords often do not.
Ask a local
Monthly rates are negotiable in Chinese, and a supplier’s introduction beats an agent. Ask us through the contact form if you want help asking.
FAQ
Questions visitors ask
Can foreigners rent an apartment in Yiwu?
Yes, with a passport, a valid visa or residence permit and a lease; you must register your address with the local police within 24 hours of moving in — online in Zhejiang since March 2026, or at the police station.
Is there a monthly hotel rate?
Many apartment hotels and some business hotels offer monthly rates on request; ask at the desk in Chinese or through your supplier. We record what we are quoted with the date once we have asked ourselves.
How much is rent in Yiwu?
Listing-site averages read in September 2026: about ¥899 a month for a one-bedroom and ¥2,380 for a two-bedroom across the city; blocks next to the market and Exotic Street run higher, Jiangdong lower.
Which area has halal food for a long stay?
Exotic Street (Chouzhou North Road × Binwang), the Futian blocks behind District 1, and the Nianxi / Wu’ai Road Xinjiang street all have halal kitchens open early and late; the District 6 towers do not.