Spending Money in China...

Monday, 10.NOV.2008 13:11

I just wanna give you Guys an Idea on how cheap Life in China can be for someone from America who save up for Retirement here, it really is a great Idea, and it is definitely where I'm coming when I retire...
Keep in Mind though, that these are the Prices in 黄流(Huangliu), if you live somewhere like 三亚(Sanya), 北京(Beijing), 上海(Shanghai), 琼海(Qionghai), 西安(Xi'an), 哈尔滨(Harbin), or 杭州(Hangzhou)[Places with a lot of Tourists], the Prices will be slightly, but not much higher on certain Things like Clothes and Food.
If you live in 香港(Hong Kong), which is really different from China anyhow, I think the Prices are much much higher...

So this is a List of Things I bought today in the Market just now about 20 Minutes ago and the Prices and Quantities compared to the American Prices and Quantities:

*1 Catty(Half a Kilo[1lb. 1,65oz.{17,65 Ounces}]) is the standard Unit of Measurement here.
*therefore Half a Catty is obviously 1/4 Kilo(8,825oz.)
The Exchange Rate is NOT exact, so with the Cents I have to round up a little. But not much, so the Price IS correct, but the Total may be different from what you are expecting. For Example if I buy 10 Eggs @ ¥0,5(8¢) each, you would expect me to spend 80¢ in all, right? Well because the Price is actually ¥0,5(7,32676¢), we cannot spend 0,32676 Cents, so therefore I must round up to 8 Cents. But 7,32676¢*10 = 73,2676¢, therefore I round up to 74 Cents. It's not exactly 80, but I hope this makes Sense to you... If not, deal with it and don't worry about it. Lol

1 Catty of Fish for ¥2(30¢)
(^It' just the cheap Fish though for the Cat, cos she's not too picky when it comes to Fish^)

2 Carrots for ¥1(15¢)

1 Catty of Snap Peas for ¥2(30¢)

1 Catty of Oranges for ¥2(30¢)

5 Eggs @ ¥0,5(8¢) each totaling ¥2,5(37¢)

Half a Catty of Shrimp for ¥4(59¢)

Total for the Market today = ¥13,5($1,98)

Some Things I didn't buy, but I know the Prices of include:

1 Bottle of Coca Cola(600 mL) = ¥3(44¢)

1 Bottle of Sprite(600 mL) = ¥2,5(37¢)

1 Bottle of Jasmine green Tea(500 mL) = ¥2,5(37¢)

1 Bottle of sweet green Tea(500 mL) = ¥2,5(37¢)

1 Bottle of Wahaha Water(1,25 L) = ¥2,5(37¢)

1 Bottle of 矿泉水 Mineral Water(600 mL) = ¥1(15¢)

1 Bottle of Coconut Palm Water(550 mL) = ¥1,5(22¢)

1 Bottle of Coconut Palm Water(350 mL) = ¥1(15¢)

1 Bottle of Qoo(500 mL) = ¥3,5(52¢)

1 Bottle of flavoured Milk(500 mL) = ¥4(59¢)

btw Coconut Palm Water is the most delicious.