Can someone tell me where I can find a list of what everyday things cost in China?

Question

Things like electronics, groceries, taxi rides, a bottle of coca-cola, etc? The more comprehensive the lsit the better.

Answer 1

The prices REALLY depend on where in China you are living, what your "everyday things" are, and where you are shopping.

Electronics are similar in price to what you see on Ebay, but probably cheaper in Hong Kong. If it sounds too good to be true, its probably a knock-off (well..... everything could be a knock-off ..lol) becareful on the big ticket items!!

Groceries are the most expensive in "Western grocery stores" in big cities. Regular grocery stores are cheap. Markets are even cheaper. The following are in approximate American dollars:
60 cents for 3 large chicken breasts,
20 cents for instant noodles,
12 cents for bottled water,
30 cents for small bottle of coke,
24-60 cents for a local bottle of beer,
4.80-6.00$ for a decent frying pan
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Fruit, and especially vegetables, are so cheap I can barely calculate the cost in American money. A BIG bag full of salsa ingredients is less then a dollar.

As for taxi's, they can start anywhere from 5-10 yuan (.60-1.20$) and go up by 1-3 yuan (.12-.36 cents) depending on the size of city.

Now, I've only been to the northeast, east coast, beijing, and central areas of China, so i don't know about everywhere. I'm sure the autonomous regions might be different, and i'm sure there will be a few people who disagree with my prices, so...... they can add-to/dispute this if the care to do so.

WARNING: Some food markets and taxis may try to rip you off, and almost all electronics, clothing, and tourist markets will ask for a price 10x higher then normal. Don't be afraid, Bargain Hard!

Answer 2

To add to what others have said, it also depends on where in the city you live in. If it's tourist-prone, then prices are going to be a bit higher. If it's more "real" and local, prices will be lower.

From what I remember a year ago, taxi rides in Beijing were 10 yuan for the first (maybe second?) kilometer or so, and then 1 yuan (or maybe 1.5? somewhere around there) for every kilometer after.
In Xi'an I remember it was significantly cheaper. And that's probably cheaper for other "smaller" cities. Xi'an was around 6 or 7 yuan for the first kilometer or so, and then 1 yuan for every after.
Shanghai--same concept, I think it was 9 or 10 yuan.

Starbucks is dead expensive in China.
McDonald's is relatively well priced. 5 yuan for a cheeseburger.

Answer 3

it depends which city you will live. if you will live in big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou you are expected to cost more for cocacola, taxi rides etc.
In west part of China you may spend as little as few cents to have a great meal. the price varies from east to west.

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Answer 4

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