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Post subject: Cost of living in China  Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 8:56 am |
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A lot of people outside China ask me about the cost of living here, so it might be helpful to people considering moving here to know more about everyday costs. I'll post a few prices here and keep the thread running. All the prices are for products bought in Tianjin unless otherwise stated. Some are in small stores, some in supermarkets, so there might be various prices for the same items. Feel free to add requests or post prices on other items and from other places in China.
Last edited by ryongsong on Sun May 24, 2009 9:03 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Post subject: Re: Cost of living in China Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 9:01 am |
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Can of coke: 1.75 RMB
600ml bottle of regular Tsingtao beer: 3.80 RMB
200g Gouda cheese: 32 RMB
5kg bag of Thai rice: 53 RMB
Magnum ice cream bar: 5 RMB
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Post subject: Re: Cost of living in China Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 11:01 pm |
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Today I bought:
200g premium yoghurt: 4.20 RMB
Two fairly small onions: 1.18 RMB
400g tin of Italian plum tomatoes: 9 RMB
50g bag of locally-made Doritos: 3.10 RMB
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Post subject: Re: Cost of living in China Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 2:37 pm |
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This week:
Ground beef: 19.8 RMB per kg
330ml can of Watson's Tonic Water: 4.3 RMB
580ml bottle of local beer: 2.5 RMB
Celery: 1.8RMB per 500g
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Post subject: Re: Cost of living in China Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:48 pm |
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I haven't done this for a while. Sorry!
From a recent trip to Beijing:
One night at IBIS hotel: 288 RMB
Beijing subway ticket: 2 RMB
Kung Pao chicken with rice (takeaway): 13 RMB
China Daily (English newspaper): 1.5 RMB
Watson's Tonic Water (330ml can): 3.8 RMB
Small takeaway salad: 4.5 RMB
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Post subject: Re: Cost of living in China Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:50 pm |
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Some more:
1Mbps ADSL: 80 RMB p/m
Imported lemon: 4 RMB
Organic eggs: 2 RMB each
Basic monthly cable TV fee: 20 RMB
Ipod (8GB, 5 series): 1020 RMB
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Post subject: Re: Cost of living in China Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:13 pm |
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Some more:
Ibis hotel room in Wuhan: 160 RMB per night
Hot and dry noodles from a street vendor in Wuhan: 2.5 RMB
A pint of Guinness at a Blue Sky Cafe (expat bar) in Wuhan: 58 RMB
A (small) bottle of Qingdao beer at Wuhan airport: 20 RMB
A jianbing (savoury breakfast pancake) in Tianjin: 3.5 RMB
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