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Originally Posted by iamtam
re-read my comments. they are living in on site dorms, meals in, working hard, not much time for outside work, and 25,000 rmb a year for a migrant worker from the countryside is a ton of money. perhaps you need to go spend some time in china to understand.
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ah i see, so now you're talking about migrant workers building the SF bridge...
you might want to take some time to educate yourself-
you could half these prices and 12 bucks a day would be a joke.
if you think 12 bucks a month is a ton of money you're out of your mind.
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living...?country=China
Rent Per Month Avg.
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 476.90 $
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 235.65 $
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 1,101.94 $
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 554.02 $
Restaurants Avg.
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 3.36 $
Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 18.85 $
Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar 3.98 $
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) 1.11 $
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 2.97 $
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) 0.60 $
Water (0.33 liter bottle) 0.36 $
Markets Avg.
Milk (regular), 1 liter 1.75 $
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) 1.35 $
Eggs (12) 1.51 $
Fresh Cheese (1kg) 14.17 $
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg) 3.14 $
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 0.54 $
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 10.28 $
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 0.60 $
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 2.10 $
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) 2.12 $
So unless you want to livein a dorm with tons of other people for the rest of your life (i.e. a slave) you'd best be doing better than 12 dollars a day in china...