My Life in China

I just got back from the local supermarket and thought I would write short post about the costs of various things here in Guangzhou. When it comes to groceries I have two choices, alternative one is to walk 10 minutes to a local supermarket where I can get basic groceries but I can't buy things like pasta or lintels. Alternative two is to take a 10 minutes bus ride to a larger mall and supermarket named "Jusco" where I can find (almost) anything I would be able to get in a supermarket in Sweden or Britain, even ecological fiber enriched spaghetti! Jusco is a bit more expensive but it's well worth those few extra kronor for the variety of goods.


Jusco

I will write the different amounts in Swedish Kronor since the majority of my readers are Swedes. Here's a list:
5 tomatoes = 5 kr
2 chili fruits = 1 kr
1 cucumber = 4 kr
0,5 kg apples = 7 kr
Bottle of 0,6 L beer = 6 kr (And it tastes good!!)
1 pint in a bar = 20-30 kr
1kg Packet of Oatmeal = 20 kr
3 peppers = 5 kr
Grapes = 5 kr
1 DVD movie from a "DVD lady" = 11 kr
1 pair of chinos = 64 kr
1 shirt = 60 kr
Bus or metro ride = 2.5 kr
Restaurant visit = 35 - 140 kr

As you can see the cost of living here is very low, which I truly enjoy! However, you could of course get everything at much higher prices, comparable to those in Sweden or Britain but then you would have to shop at the most expensive supermarkets who specialises in importing "western" groceries.