I recently got moved in Chengdu (june) with my family to fly for Sichuan airlines. The city is nice comparing to Beijing, Shanghai and so on. To find the proper apartment I checked about 15 of them as I was looking for a quiet place to stay with the baby. So I found 120 square meters with 2 balconies fully furnished for 5000 RMB/month and only 10 km away from the airport. Some agencies take 100% monthly rate commission for their service and some only 50%. Anyway to find apartment you need to be here as pictures on the web sites differ from reality. Let me know if u need help.