What 1 Day's Salary Buys in China 🇨🇳 | Living Alone
Ting-Daily life in China · 37:46 · 1 weeks ago
One day’s salary in Shenzhen (approximately $32) allows for the purchase of enough groceries to sustain a single person for about a month when buying staples and fresh ingredients.
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Daily earnings — Her office job provides a net monthly salary of ¥6,500, which breaks down to about ¥221 or $32 per day .
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Total expenditure — The final receipt for the grocery haul came to ¥244, slightly exceeding her daily pay .
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Grocery contents — The items purchased included staples and fresh ingredients for homemade meals :
- Eggs — 20 eggs cost ¥14.52 .
- Rice — A bulk staple purchase cost ¥2.55 .
- Dairy — Milk cost ¥9.99 and mozzarella cheese was ¥19.90 .
- Fresh produce — Items like tomatoes, onions, broccoli, and peppers were bought for low individual prices .
- Frozen goods — Beef balls and ready-made snacks were selected for convenience .
- Luxury items — A whole durian was avoided because it costs half a day's salary .
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Logistics — She took a taxi home because the volume of groceries was too heavy to carry manually in the rain .
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Storage — Fitting everything into her 13-square-meter apartment required maximizing space in her small kitchen and fridge .
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Dehumidifier usage — The device collects significant water in her apartment overnight due to the damp climate .
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Meal preparation — She cooked a simple dinner of tomato and egg stir-fry with beef ball soup as an act of self-care .