Hangzhou Prices: Do Locals Even Blink at How Insane This Is?!
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Sounds like Changsha is a pretty livable city then.
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Only those over-the-top, generalizing posts on Xiaohongshu (XHS) get traction. Aside from housing, are the differences in daily food and drink costs between cities really that outrageous?
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Hangzhou is genuinely expensive. You'll realize it once you visit other cities.
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Today in Liangzhu Nuancun, I bought a single cucumber for 18 yuan – that's 20 yuan per jin (approx. 500g)!
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The cost of living is indeed much higher. Compared to other second-tier cities (excluding places like Shanghai), it's probably about a third more expensive. And it's about 50% more expensive than small fourth or fifth-tier cities like my hometown. Take groceries, for example. Back home, a little over 1,000 yuan a month is enough. In Hangzhou, even if I'm frugal and often grab discounted veggies at night, it still costs around 2,500 yuan a month. If I don't bother with deals and just buy regular produce and meat, groceries alone can easily top 3,000 yuan. However, food delivery is cheaper here than in my hometown because the delivery business is more developed. There are often no delivery fees and plenty of discount coupons. Back home, there are few discounts, and delivery fees are high, possibly because fewer people order takeout in smaller cities, leading to higher labor costs. Take bread, for instance. In my hometown, a really good bakery sells loaves for 7-8 yuan each. Some smaller items, like Japanese red bean buns, are 10 yuan for five or six. Egg tarts are 1-2 yuan each, or 3-4 yuan at pricier shops. But here in Hangzhou...
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Here in Hangzhou, any decent bread costs at least 18 yuan. A loaf of toast can be 20-30 yuan in some places. Anything with cream filling is ridiculously expensive. The 'cheaper' egg tarts are 5-6 yuan each, some go for 8-9 yuan, and I recently saw one for 12 yuan! It's gone in two bites and so simple – no idea why it's priced so high.
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@一個禮拜 @水平乌鸦吱吱力 @悲伤煎蛋特工 @巡航中的无人机 That's exactly how I feel!
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Is this Japan or what? (referring to prices)
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Mantou (steamed buns), shredded pancakes... these aren't staples for us Southerners. Maybe they're expensive due to scarcity? You should use the price of a bowl of rice as an example instead.
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Rice is expensive too. For 2-3 yuan, you get less than what 1 yuan gets you in Jinan.
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No wonder I always say 'What a bargain!' whenever I travel.
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Zhejiang people just have a knack for finding great deals when they travel.