I'm sure the little friends who first arrived in Australia will have this kind of sigh: domestic things are really cheap! When you get to Australia, you have to do arithmetic times five in silence with blood to buy everything, and then ma in your heart: wokao, is so expensive!
It costs 20 yuan to take the bus? Ginger costs 100 yuan a kilo? It costs 10000 yuan a month to rent a two-bedroom apartment? For the newcomers who have no source of income, the balance on the bank card needs to be cleared in minutes, and every time we pull out a coin, we want to break the Queen's head into five copies.
On the other hand, what is it like to develop such a habit when you come back to China? what is it like to start by taxi with only 2 knives? Come on, call me one in the morning and one in the evening! Five bucks for a haircut, wash, cut, blow? Come on, give me one every day! $1000 a year for a college? Come on, give me a dozen academic degree certificates!
When you are used to low prices, you will feel that high prices are not worth it. When we are used to high prices, we will feel that low prices are worth more than they are worth. This is the normal psychology of everyone. But let us think about this issue objectively. In fact, to measure the cost of living in a place, we should not look at absolute values. It should be seen if it is enough.
Generally speaking, in Australia, a full-time employee receives an annual income of 33,600 yuan according to the minimum Salary standard;The lowest level in China varies from place to place, according to the highest Shanghai, 2420yuan/month, i.e. 29040yuan per year.
By the purchasing power of the lowest level, Australia's average is clearly stronger than the most developed areas in China.
Even if you don't look at the average cost of living in Australia and just look at Sydney's data, you'll find that a loser can live more moisturizing in Sydney than in Shanghai.
Renting a one-bedroom apartment in downtown Sydney is $550a week, or $28600 a year, or 85 per cent of income, with the rest; Renting a one-bedroom apartment in Huangpu District of Shanghai is 4200 yuan a month, 50400 yuan a year, accounting for 173% of income, completely unable to make ends meet.
Buy a basic Carola in Sydney, about 21,000, or seven and a half months of Salary;Buy the same car in Shanghai, 100000yuan, about 3 years of Salary.
Adding a box of oil in Sydney is about $50, about three hours of salary, and adding a box of oil in Shanghai is about 300 yuan, about three days of salary.
Eat a simple fast food in Sydney about $10, more than half an hour of salary; in Shanghai, eat a fast food about 20 yuan, an hour of salary.
The price of a cup of coffee in Sydney is 3.5 knives, which can be earned back in about 10 minutes. At least 25 yuan in a cup of coffee in Shanghai, it takes more than an hour to drink.
Let's take a look at the vegetable prices that Australian Chinese complain the most. Tomatoes cost $8 per kilogram, broccoli $6 per kilogram, mushrooms $10 per kilogram, cabbage $6 per kilogram. In terms of income ratio, it will not be more expensive than Shanghai.
What's more, there are some goods in Australia that are cheaper than domestic products, such as $1.1 liter of milk, $1.25 bag of sliced bread and $12 kilos of beef. And these are the necessities that Australian locals consume a lot every day.
With a lowest-standard Salary, a second-hand car of 10,000 yuan was bought to drive a second-hand car of 10,000 yuan in the suburb of Sydney, and the income of more than 30,000 knives per week was enough to save some money for a annual leave.
So, if you're a fighter, you're more likely to realize your dreams in Australia.
After all, you can buy a single-family villa for $1 million in Sydney. What can I buy for 5 million yuan in Shanghai?
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