- Rent payment is flexible. The most common way is to pay quarterly (with one month’s rent as a deposit) or monthly (with two months’ rent as a deposit), sometimes you can also pay every 2 months. For a corporate lease, your company will make the transfer. For a personal lease, you may pay by cash (a receipt is very essential) or by bank transfer (note: the account number has to conform with the landlord’s information on the lease contract, or at least the account name should be the landlord’s name). CNY is the common currency used for rent payment. Even though rarely accepted, you may be able to pay by foreign currency provided that the exchange rate is agreed between you and the landlord.