What you get for your money.

Living in the big city isn't cheap no matter where you are but I wanted to share some of the ridiculous prices we have come across here. Some things are outrageously cheap and others are off the scale expensive. So, here goes: I had an amazing 1 hour foot massage (complete with hot soak in some unidentifiable liquid) for about $8. Later that day, I bought a carton of Florida's Natural OJ without looking at the price and later realized it was actually the same price as my foot massage- $8. A box of Cheerios from the US- about $7. And this is for the small box. They have a Chinese version of Cheerios but considering that Audrey kept choking on them, I figured we'd better pony up for the American kind. 20 pieces of fresh, good quality sushi for Sev- yes, he actually ate that in one sitting- $8. A frozen pizza- $8. 1/4 pound of good cheese- you guessed it, $8. A one hour taxi ride about $7. A pair of silk slippers $3. A hand painted Chinese scroll $7. A newly released DVD (i.e. Evan Almighty) $2.50 and a bootleg version of Transformers shot by a guy sitting in the theater with a handycam runs about 75cents (so I've heard). Anyway, hope that gives everyone an idea of the cost of living here which on the whole is not cheap if you want a western lifestyle. But you can't beat it if you want to get massages, cheesy Chinese souvenirs, and DVD's!