Now This Is Grocery Shopping

The purpose of this post isn't to reveal my shopping habits to the internet but to show how good a deal it is to live in China.

I'm going to post everything in dollars so my Canadian and US readers can eat their hearts out. All the shopping was done at a major supermarket like Walmart (TESCO) and there is no ridiculous sales tax in China like the 12% HST harmonized sales tax that has cursed everyone back in Vancouver. What you see here is what you pay and that applies for all items.

5 pairs of underwear. $3 total
Colgate Toothpaste. 35 cents
2 large clothes racks. $2.80 total
Dust mop. $1.40
200 plastic cups. $2.20
100 paper cups. $1.80
Scouring pad. 30 cents
2 face cloths. $1.50
Toilet cleaner. $2.50
Cabinet cleaner. $2.50
2.8kg Tide powder detergent . $2.50
2L Liquid laundry detergent. $5

Total is approximately $25