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I saw many people in the US who joined Rednote and got chatting to Chinese people, first they were impressed with the friendly unbiased attitude towards Westerners, then they were surprised to find the food prices in China are a lot less than in the US. I hope a lot more westerners discover that China is nothing like they have been led to believe.
@daveinchina not at all, they have a good standard of living, rents are low, of all the videos in China v the West who dresses best, who are the healthiest looking? That is all the evidence you need.
Its too good to be true, nothing is free in life, so always think twice about it. Living cost might look cheap, but there is always a reasoning behind something that is too good to be true. Their average pay might be much lower compared to u.s. or, quality might be worse.
Watch the video of the Chinese American going to work in the iPhone factory. Have to live at the factory and can't really leave, work six 12 hour days a week for very little pay. Yes, they have suicide nets This is one of the better jobs there. The only real question is why haven't you already moved there instead of trying to convince others to move there?
TRUE human rights: >right to affordable or universal healthcare >right to have affordable food >right to affordable housing and shelter >right to have affordable education >right to have affordable, convenient and clean transport >right to be productive
I am writing from Malaysia, and you said you are living in China's most expensive city ? From the cost of living perspective, I'd gladly swap places with you. Groceries in Malaysia are expensive these days.
@TheManuel012009 you can check how many eggs you can purchase with10 RMB in China and how many in UK with equivalent Sterling. In China, it should be around 7 eggs.
@@TheManuel012009 Work for foreigners is very limited. Teaching English is most common, but you have to qualify. If you can work remotely, that would be ideal.
On mainland China, the government manages the homeless in cities in three ways: sending them back to their hometowns, providing them with temporary shelters, and driving them off.
Indeed, prices in UK gone up and up unabated! Everytime I went to a restaurant be it Chinese or otherwise, I noticed it went up a bit compare the previous time! I read today in the paper comparing the electricity price between Norway and UK it is 4p per unit and 24p for the latter! mind boggling!
Actually the price of food in UK surpermarkets isn't too bad (you could do worse in a lot of other countries, like US and especially Japan). But the price of electricity and gas is ridiculous. And the elderly won't get any financial help this winter, thanks to the kid starver who thinks throwing money to Ukraine and Israel is more important.
Comparison of Malaysia versus UK 1. Weather: Malaysia is summer the whole year with 8 months of thermoneutral weather, where you do not need heating or cooling. UK has zero months. Malaysians consume 30% less eletricity than UK citizens 2. Extreme Weather: Certain Malaysian states on east coast get flooded but only during monsoon season. UK has hurricanes, floods, windstorms, storm surges, tornadoes, wildfires, cold waves and heatwaves 3. Cost of living: 68% lower than London, 51% lower than Manchester, 54% lower than Edinburgh, 53% lower than Bristol. If you live like a Malaysian family of four, it will cost you £1066 per month..in the most expensive city. Similarly if you are single cost of living if you live like a Malaysian will be £313 a month 4. Fuel cost : Malaysia is the 9th lowest in the world which in turn affects eletricity, driving cost, transportation cost, flight tickets 5. Internet: Malaysia is $0.28 pergigabyte. UK is $0.62 per gigabyte. Internet speed is nearly 2X of UK 6. Inflation: Malaysia had lower inflation 12 out of last 20 years 7. Property Purchase: Malaysians pay 38% of income for mortgage payments. UK citizens pay 70%. If I were you, I would just sell my UK property at average of £293K, come to Malaysia buy 3 properties, 1 to live in and rent out the other 2. Home ownership rate is 77% versus 63% in UK. Your prices, interest rates and repayment rates are much higher 8. Utilities: UK citizens pay 6 times what we pay for water eletricity and gas 9. Council taxes: UK council taxes are 50 times higher than what Malaysians pay. Your council taxes alone is enough to pay for rent in Malaysia 10. Healthcare: Malaysian version of NHS is superior though UK spends 5 times what Malaysia spends per capita on healthcare. GP walk in and out within 90 minutes. UK possibly next day. Specialist walk in with appointment letter and get treated same day. UK waiting time more than 4 weeks. Malaysia number of people on waiting list is ZERO. UK waiting list is 7.5 million. Some have been on the waiting list for years. 11. Payment for healthcare: As a foreigner, you pay £7 to see GP inclusive of treatment and 3 months prescriptions medicine. To see a specialist you pay £18. If you get hospitalised you pay between £28 to 56 per day 12. Private Healthcare: Malaysia has one of the most awarded healthcare system in Asia. It attracts 1 million medical tourist versus UK 150K. We have world class doctors in cardiovascular, cancer, fertility and dental. Hip replacement will cost you $8000 versus $14,000 in UK 13. Long term care cost: cost per month in a 4 star facility is £975 versus £5640 in UK, lower by 83% 14. International Schools: 1 year of international school in UK Will buy you 4.84 years in Malaysia 15. University: 1 year in UK will buy you 9 years in Malaysia. If you prefer to study in UK universities in Malaysia, Nottingham, Newcastle, Heriot Watt, Southampton, Reading has universities here in Malaysia 14. Safety and Security: Malaysia is ranked 10th in the Global Peace Index while UK is 34th. You and your children are far more safer here 16. Travel: Cheapest airline in the world is Air Asia X. You can travel easily throughout Asia at fraction of the cost. Price of hotels in less than 50% of UK hotels. Average flight tickets is 10% of what you pay in UK 17. Transportation cost : Cost of purchasing a car is lower. It will become even lower if you buy the local brand cars of Proton and Perodua. Fuel cost is 1/4 that of UK. 18. Public transportation: Cost per ticket is 1/7 of UK 19. Income taxes: For the same amount of income in purchasing power, you pay 25% in Malaysia versus 45% in UK. Offshore income attracts 0% taxes 20. Corporate Tax : Malaysia is 15 -24% versus 25% in UK 21. VAT : You pay 8% versus 20% in UK 22. Capital Gains Tax : For financial instruments you pay 0% in Malaysia versus 24-28% in UK 23. Inheritance Tax: In Malaysia you pay 0% instead of 40% in UK 24. Govt Tax: UK govenment taxes 27.30% of GDP versus 11.65% in Malaysia, more than double what my government taxes 25. Govt Expenditure: UK government spends 21% of GDP versus Malaysia govt 11.66%, nearly double again 26. Govt debt : UK govt debt as percentage of GDP is 142% versus Malaysia at 60%. UK has already dug a hole so deep it cannot get out. OBR has projected it will hit 350% within next 50 years 27. GDP growth : Malaysia has grown faster than UK 17 out of the last 20 years Ladies and gentlemen, I hate to tell you this, UK died more than 20 years ago. It's just that you are beginning to smell the rot emanating from the basement now Neither the Tories nor Labour can help you as the whole system has already rotted out Before you go and tell yourself..hey why dont I go to Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Greece,France, Germany and the other usual suspect , please know that these countries are equally dead. I have done the research and maths Get out while you can. Future is in Asia Malaysian : Tung Siak Leng
No exchange rate conversion.If the salary is 3,000, it is difficult to recruit people in China's big cities if food and accommodation are not provided, especially in the service industry.
Yes. Entry level waiter positions start at £21,450 per year, whereas in China you can see adverts for waiters like 5000 yuan in second-tier cities, meals included.
Thank you Harvey , I am thinking with the Chinese tiering of cities what tiers would UK cities be in comparison considering UK cities are in such a mess these days
Even if London cleans up, it’ll probably be tier 3 at best. The tiers are not only based on GDP and population, but also on infrastructure and convenience. London lacks modern infrastructure and convenience.
hi Harvey, great info.... just a suggestion, say if you can compare the salary of the same position in China and UK then we can understand even more..... cheers
Grocery prices in China are much, much cheaper because the government has control and a say with the food producers and the banks whereas in the west the government can yap all they want, but the food producers and supermarkets are all privately owned !
@@klc9135 In North America and the Europe, they take your tax dollars for their Woke experiments, that is about the only thing they can control and when they wasted your tax dollar they will come back asking for more !
@@klc9135 To spend your tax dollars like a spoiled child and then come back asking for more once they spent it all ! ua-cam.com/video/09v3Ys768PA/v-deo.html
@klc9135 In China, their gov is like a parents who spend all their money on all their children and at the same time discipline those kid who step out of line. They spend their money to build infrastructure, education, healthcare and food for their ppl. Whereas gov in the U.S. is like your evil step parents, who abuses your labor, takes most of your income for themselves and leave you with left foods on the table. And you only get one meal at day while working for 3 jobs. 😂
Harvey. You should show the average wage of people where you live as well. Otherwise, people are comparing city centres with the rest of China. City centre income, city centre living cost. Small town income, small town living cost. Many people are dumb.
I've lived in China for 11 years and Thailand for 11. I haven't been back to the UK for 15 years. I was shocked then. I can understand lol. How much for some peanuts? A bunch of bananas for that? I'd have a mental breakdown shopping😆 One thing though, your experience in the supermarket will be a lot less stressful in a UK supermarket for reasons you already know ;)
I thought you were comparing Chinese prices to the UK. Then why are you using dollars even without country designation? Dollars come in various exchange rates depending on what country they are from.
Washington current policy to place tariffs on imports (from Canada, Mexico and China) into the US will increase US prices The largest US importers of Chinese goods are Calif, Florida and Georgia. The largest importers of Canadian goods - throughout the US Midwest and NE. 40% of Texas imports are from Mexico. States from Alabama to Arizona are big importers from Mexico. ... All this recalls Ukraine in 2014 when it shut doors to Russia who was Ukraine's largest trading partner. Despite promises from the EU, Ukrainians tell me, the Ukrainian economy never improved after 2014
Idk about you but Tesco is no longer value in UK and don't believe fancy marketing Tesco is actually upper middle class including with ClubCard deals now even compared to Mark and Spencer etc For lower minimum wage class its Lidl, Aldi and Farm food here in UK after 2019 The prices in China looks to be around 10% - 50% lower even compared to UK's cheapest Lidl and FarmFood Its true UK electricity due to importing energy, rental living (high immigration and low housing supply) and transportation costs (road congestion, road taxes, public price hikes against inflation) are incredibly expensive than expensive China's Tier 1 cities I miss cleaner public transport from Tier 1 -2 cities from China compared to London TFL which I still don't understand Why are UK transportation so dirty for expensive fair and air its not the worst like NewYork Subway
There are many nuances. Choices, yes choices. For example, you can rely on an efficient public transit system without owning a car which is very costly. There's no property taxes. Rent is relatively cheap. Health care is very affordable. Food can be very cheap eating out or cooking your own because there are ways to save. Same with clothings, electronics and entertainment. So if you don't care about very fancy things, the pressure is off.
They have better purchasing power parity. Can buy more with less. Also, many things are free or extremely cheap due to government subsidies. Most national parks, museums, and zoos are free. Free basic healthcare, no property tax, no car license plate renewal, no tipping culture, university fee is around $750/year. Transportation is convenient and many amenities are walking distance. Average income is about 5000-9000 yuan/month depending on the city. You can rent a 1 bedroom apartment for $100/month in a small city. Homelessness is almost nonexistent.
Meanwhile people in China is still flocking to the west. Many apparently like to live expensively. Or is it because there is something in the west that China does not have?
Too much competition at home. Locals in the West are not particularly hard working or smart. So easier to make a living. Possibly other opportunities. Chinese are known to move to Africa to look for opportunities too.
There are several videos about that on RedNote. Main reason is because the Chinese are also sold the American Dream from the previous generation (quality of life in America has declined since). They also watch American movies and shows which doesn’t always depict the reality of American life. Also, people emigrate for various reasons including: Education, marriage, business and adventure. Chinese students entering university in China have to past the gaokao (national university entry exam). Although university is very cheap, it is very competitive to enter. Only the cream of the crop makes it. So the rest either do trade work or leave the country. Hence, you have a lot of Chinese students coming to the West.
“£3 for a couple of eggs”? 15:45. Really! What type of eggs were they - Fabergé eggs? Ocado sell 6 medium free-range eggs for £1.65, so “a couple” would be £0.55. Read up about something called “purchasing power parity” and then re-do the price comparisons. As currently presented the comparisons are meaningless - unless you’re a short-stay tourist in one of the two countries, and can and wish to physically transport purchases between destinations where there’s a cost arbitrage. One thing I do like about east Asia is that none of the countries care less about the western liberal élites’ hatred of single-use plastics, nor buy into the climate change Armageddon catastrophe nonsense.
also in china some areas are crazy cheap including rent vs some areas in china basically have close to western prices. He lives in shanghai so the prices are on the higher end. You have to look at median wages too.
In UK a dragon fruit usually costs six or seven pounds, which is about twenty times more expensive than in China, becsuse you have shown that in China 10 yuan (about 1pound) can buy you three dragon fruit.
@@greendragonspirit1646 I am Canadian, its the same here. One day I will immigrate to South East Asia and stay there forever. I might not even visit Canada again.
if china were so great, why haven't you revoked your citizenship and become a chinese? or you only want a uk salary and china's cost of living in the uk? that's not how the economy works. you should've also factored in the real median wage of each country and put it in your description
People should listen to the video. He did say he was in an expensive city and expensive supermarket in China. Half the price in smaller cities and even cheaper in wet markets. There are more billionaires in China than in the US. China is the biggest market for luxury goods.
China is not an immigrant country. Near impossible for any foreigner not of their ethnicity to become a permanent resident. From President to garbage collector, all are indigenous Chinese. The best for any normal foreigner is a spousal visa for long term stays.😊
You and Jason (from Living in China channel) must be under assignment from the CCP to counter-smear your native Britain. I hope other fellow viewers understand my sarcastic remarks here.😂
People should listen to the video. He did say he was in an expensive city and expensive supermarket in China. Half the price in smaller cities and even cheaper in wet markets. There are more billionaires in China than in the US. China is the biggest market for luxury goods.
Actually a more accurate way is to compare absolute value without converting. I am a pro China overseas Chinese but come on, lets give a more accurate comparison. I find food in China relative to their wages to be ridiculously high. I do applaud their relatively cheaper medical and tertiary education fee
People should listen to the video. He did say he was in an expensive city and expensive supermarket in China. Half the price in smaller cities and even cheaper in wet markets. There are more billionaires in China than in the US. China is the biggest market for luxury goods.
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I saw many people in the US who joined Rednote and got chatting to Chinese people, first they were impressed with the friendly unbiased attitude towards Westerners, then they were surprised to find the food prices in China are a lot less than in the US. I hope a lot more westerners discover that China is nothing like they have been led to believe.
But the wages in China are low, so the prices for local people are high
@daveinchina not at all, they have a good standard of living, rents are low, of all the videos in China v the West who dresses best, who are the healthiest looking? That is all the evidence you need.
Its too good to be true, nothing is free in life, so always think twice about it. Living cost might look cheap, but there is always a reasoning behind something that is too good to be true. Their average pay might be much lower compared to u.s. or, quality might be worse.
@@LifeisLikeGameif you go to China and see it for youslf then you will know what China is really like.
Watch the video of the Chinese American going to work in the iPhone factory. Have to live at the factory and can't really leave, work six 12 hour days a week for very little pay. Yes, they have suicide nets This is one of the better jobs there. The only real question is why haven't you already moved there instead of trying to convince others to move there?
TRUE human rights:
>right to affordable or universal healthcare
>right to have affordable food
>right to affordable housing and shelter
>right to have affordable education
>right to have affordable, convenient and clean transport
>right to be productive
这些方面中国应该都算做的不错，但代价是什么呢？
It's exactly the same as what I usually think.
public safety as well
@@regularperson4106 which ones are you lacking?
I am writing from Malaysia, and you said you are living in China's most expensive city ? From the cost of living perspective, I'd gladly swap places with you. Groceries in Malaysia are expensive these days.
The purchasing power of RMB is enormously better than USD or Sterling.
what if you work in china?
@TheManuel012009 you can check how many eggs you can purchase with10 RMB in China and how many in UK with equivalent Sterling. In China, it should be around 7 eggs.
@@TheManuel012009 still more affordable
@@TheManuel012009 Work for foreigners is very limited. Teaching English is most common, but you have to qualify. If you can work remotely, that would be ideal.
7:53 looks like Napa cabbage, but it doesn't look like bok choy, unless there are different varieties of it.
Visit Tottenham Court Road in London around 9pm at night, lots of homelessness. Tent city.
Menwhile.
In Bharat, half the city were slump
Full of slump dog millioner
🤣🤣🤣😅😅
On mainland China, the government manages the homeless in cities in three ways: sending them back to their hometowns, providing them with temporary shelters, and driving them off.
Indeed, prices in UK gone up and up unabated! Everytime I went to a restaurant be it Chinese or otherwise, I noticed it went up a bit compare the previous time! I read today in the paper comparing the electricity price between Norway and UK it is 4p per unit and 24p for the latter! mind boggling!
Actually the price of food in UK surpermarkets isn't too bad (you could do worse in a lot of other countries, like US and especially Japan). But the price of electricity and gas is ridiculous. And the elderly won't get any financial help this winter, thanks to the kid starver who thinks throwing money to Ukraine and Israel is more important.
Kid starver 😂
事实是逛超市又费钱又费时间，同样的东西网购只要超市的70~80%甚至更少，已经近10年没去过超市了。
Comparison of Malaysia versus UK
1. Weather: Malaysia is summer the whole year with 8 months of thermoneutral weather, where you do not need heating or cooling. UK has zero months. Malaysians consume 30% less eletricity than UK citizens
2. Extreme Weather: Certain Malaysian states on east coast get flooded but only during monsoon season. UK has hurricanes, floods, windstorms, storm surges, tornadoes, wildfires, cold waves and heatwaves
3. Cost of living: 68% lower than London, 51% lower than Manchester, 54% lower than Edinburgh, 53% lower than Bristol. If you live like a Malaysian family of four, it will cost you £1066 per month..in the most expensive city. Similarly if you are single cost of living if you live like a Malaysian will be £313 a month
4. Fuel cost : Malaysia is the 9th lowest in the world which in turn affects eletricity, driving cost, transportation cost, flight tickets
5. Internet: Malaysia is $0.28 pergigabyte. UK is $0.62 per gigabyte. Internet speed is nearly 2X of UK
6. Inflation: Malaysia had lower inflation 12 out of last 20 years
7. Property Purchase: Malaysians pay 38% of income for mortgage payments. UK citizens pay 70%. If I were you, I would just sell my UK property at average of £293K, come to Malaysia buy 3 properties, 1 to live in and rent out the other 2. Home ownership rate is 77% versus 63% in UK. Your prices, interest rates and repayment rates are much higher
8. Utilities: UK citizens pay 6 times what we pay for water eletricity and gas
9. Council taxes: UK council taxes are 50 times higher than what Malaysians pay. Your council taxes alone is enough to pay for rent in Malaysia
10. Healthcare: Malaysian version of NHS is superior though UK spends 5 times what Malaysia spends per capita on healthcare. GP walk in and out within 90 minutes. UK possibly next day. Specialist walk in with appointment letter and get treated same day. UK waiting time more than 4 weeks. Malaysia number of people on waiting list is ZERO. UK waiting list is 7.5 million. Some have been on the waiting list for years.
11. Payment for healthcare: As a foreigner, you pay £7 to see GP inclusive of treatment and 3 months prescriptions medicine. To see a specialist you pay £18. If you get hospitalised you pay between £28 to 56 per day
12. Private Healthcare: Malaysia has one of the most awarded healthcare system in Asia. It attracts 1 million medical tourist versus UK 150K. We have world class doctors in cardiovascular, cancer, fertility and dental. Hip replacement will cost you $8000 versus $14,000 in UK
13. Long term care cost: cost per month in a 4 star facility is £975 versus £5640 in UK, lower by 83%
14. International Schools: 1 year of international school in UK Will buy you 4.84 years in Malaysia
15. University: 1 year in UK will buy you 9 years in Malaysia. If you prefer to study in UK universities in Malaysia, Nottingham, Newcastle, Heriot Watt, Southampton, Reading has universities here in Malaysia
14. Safety and Security: Malaysia is ranked 10th in the Global Peace Index while UK is 34th. You and your children are far more safer here
16. Travel: Cheapest airline in the world is Air Asia X. You can travel easily throughout Asia at fraction of the cost. Price of hotels in less than 50% of UK hotels. Average flight tickets is 10% of what you pay in UK
17. Transportation cost : Cost of purchasing a car is lower. It will become even lower if you buy the local brand cars of Proton and Perodua. Fuel cost is 1/4 that of UK.
18. Public transportation: Cost per ticket is 1/7 of UK
19. Income taxes: For the same amount of income in purchasing power, you pay 25% in Malaysia versus 45% in UK. Offshore income attracts 0% taxes
20. Corporate Tax : Malaysia is 15 -24% versus 25% in UK
21. VAT : You pay 8% versus 20% in UK
22. Capital Gains Tax : For financial instruments you pay 0% in Malaysia versus 24-28% in UK
23. Inheritance Tax: In Malaysia you pay 0% instead of 40% in UK
24. Govt Tax: UK govenment taxes 27.30% of GDP versus 11.65% in Malaysia, more than double what my government taxes
25. Govt Expenditure: UK government spends 21% of GDP versus Malaysia govt 11.66%, nearly double again
26. Govt debt : UK govt debt as percentage of GDP is 142% versus Malaysia at 60%. UK has already dug a hole so deep it cannot get out. OBR has projected it will hit 350% within next 50 years
27. GDP growth : Malaysia has grown faster than UK 17 out of the last 20 years
Ladies and gentlemen, I hate to tell you this, UK died more than 20 years ago. It's just that you are beginning to smell the rot emanating from the basement now
Neither the Tories nor Labour can help you as the whole system has already rotted out
Before you go and tell yourself..hey why dont I go to Australia, New Zealand, United States, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Greece,France, Germany and the other usual suspect , please know that these countries are equally dead. I have done the research and maths
Get out while you can. Future is in Asia
Malaysian : Tung Siak Leng
No exchange rate conversion.If the salary is 3,000, it is difficult to recruit people in China's big cities if food and accommodation are not provided, especially in the service industry.
Yes.
Entry level waiter positions start at £21,450 per year, whereas in China you can see adverts for waiters like 5000 yuan in second-tier cities, meals included.
Did Harvey indicate his pay scale?
Thanks for a very useful video.
Happy Chinese New Year Harvey and family. 😊
Chapters:
Intro: 00:00 - 03:45
Chinese Supermarket, Fruits & Vegetables: 03:45 - 08:40
Chinese Supermarket, Meat etc: 08:40 - 13:30
UK Supermarket: 13:30 - 16:40
China, Household Bills vs UK: 16:40 - 17:25
Other Expenses: 17:25 - 20:25
Good video ! 👍🏻
Good job!
absolutely, the one thing I miss back in Hong Kong is the cheap green vegetables
Thank you Harvey , I am thinking with the Chinese tiering of cities what tiers would UK cities be in comparison considering UK cities are in such a mess these days
Even if London cleans up, it’ll probably be tier 3 at best. The tiers are not only based on GDP and population, but also on infrastructure and convenience. London lacks modern infrastructure and convenience.
hi Harvey, great info.... just a suggestion, say if you can compare the salary of the same position in China and UK then we can understand even more..... cheers
Belgium is as expensive as England. Simple kitchen tissue is sooo expensive. And I recently bought some onions for over 4 euros.
4:14 1 dollar for 1l of milk is expensive???? What.
Grocery prices in China are much, much cheaper because the government has control and a say with the food producers and the banks whereas in the west the government can yap all they want, but the food producers and supermarkets are all privately owned !
What's the basic function of a government then?
@@klc9135 In North America and the Europe, they take your tax dollars for their Woke experiments, that is about the only thing they can control and when they wasted your tax dollar they will come back asking for more !
@@klc9135 To spend your tax dollars like a spoiled child and then come back asking for more once they spent it all ! ua-cam.com/video/09v3Ys768PA/v-deo.html
True. That's why the Chinese government is the people of China.
Whereas the US government is the corporate companies.
@klc9135 In China, their gov is like a parents who spend all their money on all their children and at the same time discipline those kid who step out of line. They spend their money to build infrastructure, education, healthcare and food for their ppl. Whereas gov in the U.S. is like your evil step parents, who abuses your labor, takes most of your income for themselves and leave you with left foods on the table. And you only get one meal at day while working for 3 jobs. 😂
Harvey your Chinese subtitles are wrong. Chinese Yuan / RenMinBi (CNY/RMB) is just 元 or 人民幣. 日元 is Japanese Yen.😅
Thanks mate, I know that, you know that, but AI doesn’t know that unfortunately 😂
HOW much plastic are the fruit wrapped in here???
There’s less plastic in smaller shops especially the wet markets.
Harvey.
You should show the average wage of people where you live as well. Otherwise, people are comparing city centres with the rest of China.
City centre income, city centre living cost.
Small town income, small town living cost.
Many people are dumb.
Throw in access to healthcare facilities and education costs as well
And average utility bills for fair measure 😆 there's gonna be a surprise 😂
Oh also isn't shanghai a tier 1 city? That factor's in as well
I've lived in China for 11 years and Thailand for 11. I haven't been back to the UK for 15 years. I was shocked then. I can understand lol. How much for some peanuts? A bunch of bananas for that? I'd have a mental breakdown shopping😆 One thing though, your experience in the supermarket will be a lot less stressful in a UK supermarket for reasons you already know ;)
I thought you were comparing Chinese prices to the UK. Then why are you using dollars even without country designation? Dollars come in various exchange rates depending on what country they are from.
Generally speaking Shanghai is more expensive city anyways
I just paid $4.99 for a box of tofu in the U.S. 😢
Washington current policy to place tariffs on imports (from Canada, Mexico and China) into the US will increase US prices The largest US importers of Chinese goods are Calif, Florida and Georgia. The largest importers of Canadian goods - throughout the US Midwest and NE. 40% of Texas imports are from Mexico. States from Alabama to Arizona are big importers from Mexico. ... All this recalls Ukraine in 2014 when it shut doors to Russia who was Ukraine's largest trading partner. Despite promises from the EU, Ukrainians tell me, the Ukrainian economy never improved after 2014
Persimmons are nothing like tomatoes.
When Princess Diana's accident happened, i know Britain will be declining
canada cost 5.99 for red one
Idk about you but Tesco is no longer value in UK and don't believe fancy marketing
Tesco is actually upper middle class including with ClubCard deals now even compared to Mark and Spencer etc
For lower minimum wage class its Lidl, Aldi and Farm food here in UK after 2019
The prices in China looks to be around 10% - 50% lower even compared to UK's cheapest Lidl and FarmFood
Its true UK electricity due to importing energy, rental living (high immigration and low housing supply) and transportation costs (road congestion, road taxes, public price hikes against inflation) are incredibly expensive than expensive China's Tier 1 cities
I miss cleaner public transport from Tier 1 -2 cities from China compared to London TFL which I still don't understand Why are UK transportation so dirty for expensive fair and air its not the worst like NewYork Subway
Now come to America
❤❤🎉
UK is not even as good as France and Germany atm
Ermm She is your Chinese minder. You are fooling no one mate.
We should retire there!
China does not grant retirement visas, but people apply for tourist visas instead and do border runs.
1 US dollar for 10 eggs. In China
It's around 2 USD for 30 eggs in my country.
Did you find the Chinese earn the same salaries as the Brits? If they are not, you cannot compare prices and cost of living.
There are many nuances. Choices, yes choices. For example, you can rely on an efficient public transit system without owning a car which is very costly. There's no property taxes. Rent is relatively cheap. Health care is very affordable. Food can be very cheap eating out or cooking your own because there are ways to save. Same with clothings, electronics and entertainment. So if you don't care about very fancy things, the pressure is off.
They have better purchasing power parity. Can buy more with less. Also, many things are free or extremely cheap due to government subsidies. Most national parks, museums, and zoos are free. Free basic healthcare, no property tax, no car license plate renewal, no tipping culture, university fee is around $750/year. Transportation is convenient and many amenities are walking distance.
Average income is about 5000-9000 yuan/month depending on the city. You can rent a 1 bedroom apartment for $100/month in a small city. Homelessness is almost nonexistent.
Hi 蛇年快乐
Meanwhile people in China is still flocking to the west. Many apparently like to live expensively. Or is it because there is something in the west that China does not have?
Too much competition at home. Locals in the West are not particularly hard working or smart. So easier to make a living. Possibly other opportunities. Chinese are known to move to Africa to look for opportunities too.
There are several videos about that on RedNote. Main reason is because the Chinese are also sold the American Dream from the previous generation (quality of life in America has declined since). They also watch American movies and shows which doesn’t always depict the reality of American life.
Also, people emigrate for various reasons including: Education, marriage, business and adventure. Chinese students entering university in China have to past the gaokao (national university entry exam). Although university is very cheap, it is very competitive to enter. Only the cream of the crop makes it. So the rest either do trade work or leave the country. Hence, you have a lot of Chinese students coming to the West.
@ yeah, I think this video should be directed to China and not put here in UA-cam, to tell the people don’t come to uk or the west in general.
everythung is egg and leak pie xDDDDD
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“£3 for a couple of eggs”? 15:45. Really! What type of eggs were they - Fabergé eggs? Ocado sell 6 medium free-range eggs for £1.65, so “a couple” would be £0.55. Read up about something called “purchasing power parity” and then re-do the price comparisons. As currently presented the comparisons are meaningless - unless you’re a short-stay tourist in one of the two countries, and can and wish to physically transport purchases between destinations where there’s a cost arbitrage. One thing I do like about east Asia is that none of the countries care less about the western liberal élites’ hatred of single-use plastics, nor buy into the climate change Armageddon catastrophe nonsense.
also in china some areas are crazy cheap including rent vs some areas in china basically have close to western prices. He lives in shanghai so the prices are on the higher end. You have to look at median wages too.
What he's not telling you is that wages are much lower in China, so people can't afford to pay more.
Naïve boy. So Brexit doesn't matter for UK when importing from EU??
Food prices have 3X in the UK since the beginning of 2020 (Covid 19 and Brexit)
And the Ukraine war
In UK a dragon fruit usually costs six or seven pounds, which is about twenty times more expensive than in China, becsuse you have shown that in China 10 yuan (about 1pound) can buy you three dragon fruit.
Stop taking our women!
Western Society isn't broken. Its fixed.
Good one 😎.
@@greendragonspirit1646 I am Canadian, its the same here. One day I will immigrate to South East Asia and stay there forever. I might not even visit Canada again.
Still too much of a robot Harvey, loosen up and have some personality.
if china were so great, why haven't you revoked your citizenship and become a chinese? or you only want a uk salary and china's cost of living in the uk? that's not how the economy works. you should've also factored in the real median wage of each country and put it in your description
People should listen to the video.
He did say he was in an expensive city and expensive supermarket in China.
Half the price in smaller cities and even cheaper in wet markets.
There are more billionaires in China than in the US. China is the biggest market for luxury goods.
China is not an immigrant country. Near impossible for any foreigner not of their ethnicity to become a permanent resident. From President to garbage collector, all are indigenous Chinese.
The best for any normal foreigner is a spousal visa for long term stays.😊
你以为中国是英国，想加入就加入，哈哈哈
Imported ice cream in Singapore is about twice the price of that of Shanghai!
You and Jason (from Living in China channel) must be under assignment from the CCP to counter-smear your native Britain. I hope other fellow viewers understand my sarcastic remarks here.😂
No sarcasm needed, as we see plenty of those brainwashed idiots who spreads hate and misinformation about China.
Is not cheap . You can't convert uk money to chinese yuen spend in china. If I made 5000 a month yuen in china everything since be expensive.
People should listen to the video.
He did say he was in an expensive city and expensive supermarket in China.
Half the price in smaller cities and even cheaper in wet markets.
There are more billionaires in China than in the US. China is the biggest market for luxury goods.
he lives in shanghai, most expensive city in china with gdp percapita of 27,001 USD per year in 2023. United Kingdom was reported at 49464 USD in 2023
What u expect rip off britannia..always been
Actually a more accurate way is to compare absolute value without converting. I am a pro China overseas Chinese but come on, lets give a more accurate comparison. I find food in China relative to their wages to be ridiculously high. I do applaud their relatively cheaper medical and tertiary education fee
People should listen to the video.
He did say he was in an expensive city and expensive supermarket in China.
Half the price in smaller cities and even cheaper in wet markets.
There are more billionaires in China than in the US. China is the biggest market for luxury goods.
Most people in England just walk out without paying. It's mostly free.