Everyday prices in Beijing

10RMB = 1Euro

• Bottled water 1RMB
• Small latte at Starbucks 22RMB
• Latte in Chinese Cafe 4RMB
• Vegetables for a fine lunch 3.6RMB
• Haircut 30RMB
• Dinner at fine Italian 400RMB
• Cinema 70RMB
• Fake DVD 5RMB
• Gintonic 10RMB
• T-Shirt 10RMB
• The Economist 70RMB
• Apartment in central Beijing (55m²) 4800RMB/Month
• Cleaning lady (full time) 700RMB/month
• Unlimited broadband internet 120RMB/month
• Taxi 2RMB/km
• Car wash (inside + outside) 10RMB
• Gasoline 4.6RMB/liter
• Train from Beijing to Shanghai 320RMB
• Flight from Beijing to Shanghai 560RMB

Labels: Asia, eat+drink, Economics

posted on Sunday, May 13, 2007 link to this post

Comments:
• i must say that living in peking is way cheaper than in shanghai.
  
  but i guess the flight price from BJ to SH is not a regular one? since the normal price between chinese cities lies often at 2000RMB/to and back.
  
  posted by  lei on Sunday, 13 May, 2007
   
• how about mobile phones?
  
  posted by  Anonymous on Monday, 23 July, 2007
   
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