See: Reply of the First People's Court of the Supreme People's Court on how to calculate the traffic accident compensation expenses for rural residents who often live in cities and towns ([2005] Min Zi No.25).
Yunnan Higher People's Court:
Your request for instructions on the legal understanding and application of disputes over passenger transport contracts between Luo Jinhui and other five people and Yunnan Zhaotong Transportation Group Company has been received. After research, the reply is as follows: In cases of personal injury compensation, the calculation of disability compensation, death compensation and living expenses of dependents should be based on the actual situation of the case, combined with factors such as the victim's domicile and habitual residence, and the per capita disposable income of urban residents (per capita consumption expenditure) or the per capita net income of rural residents (per capita annual living consumption expenditure) as the standard. In this case, although the victim Tang Shunliang is registered in the countryside, he is engaged in business and life in the city, and his regular residence and main source of income are in the city. The relevant damages shall be calculated according to the relevant standards of local urban residents.