Is 1,000 yuan a lot of money in China?

在中国，1000块钱很多吗？

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Alex Smith

Imagine $145 USD being enough to eat for 1 month for a single person based on eating 3 non-home cooked meals a day. Full meals with meat and vegetables.

For example, dumplings in China. 15 dumplings for 15RMB = $2.20. While in western Chinese restaurants, you are paying $7-$9 dollars for 8–10 dums.

Lo mein (Noodles). A full plate in china cost 12–14 RMB= $1.75 to $2. While in western Chinese restaurant, you are paying $8-$10.

The Chinese in China have done a tremendous job to keep “basic” necessities low priced.

想象一下，花上145美元就足够一个人吃一个月了，而且每天三顿都在外面吃。有肉和蔬菜的正餐。

例如，在中国，15个饺子15元人民币，折合2.20美元。而在西方中餐馆，8-10个饺子要花7- 9美元。

捞面(面条)。在中国，一碗面条的价格是12-14元人民币，折合1.75 - 2美元。而在西方中餐厅，你要支付8- 10美元。

在中国，中国人做了很多努力保持“基本”生活必需品的低廉价格。

In general, if your making 10KRMB = $1500 per month. You can live a really decent life in China. Meanwhile $1500 in USA is a huge struggle just paying rent.

一般来说，如果你每月赚1万块钱人民币，折合1500美元。这笔钱可以让你在中国过上体面的生活。但在美国，只赚1500美元的话连付房租都够呛。

So you can say 1000 RMB is a lot but at the same time not a lot but because of the low price “basic necessities “ , it feels like it’s a lot. Until you start buying luxury goods, like a good pair of brand name jeans for 400rmb. Which honestly, I find it funny because A pair of Jeans can almost feed the same person for half a month.

If only more countries put more effort to control the cost of living..the world will be a much better place. I hope China continues on this path. Increasing wages but keep “basic” necessities at a low cost so all human beings at any level (Low to high class) can afford to have a roof over their head, food, basic clothing and public transportation and medical. Nobody should have to choose between food or rent.

所以1000元说少不少，说多也不多，但因为“生活必需品”的价格很低，所以感觉上还挺多的。但如果你购买奢侈品，比如一条400元的名牌牛仔裤。说实话，我觉得这挺可笑的，因为一条牛仔裤几乎抵得上一个人半个月的生活费。

只要更多的国家更努力地控制生活成本，世界将会变得更好。我希望中国继续沿着这条道路走下去。提高工资，但保持“基本”必需品的低廉价格，让所有阶层(从低到高)的人都能负担得起住房、食物、基本服装、公共交通和医疗。不能让人们在食物和房租之间做出选择。

增文 葛

Yes, of course! It's equivalent to a girl's breakfast money and pocket money for two months. This girl is my daughter. She is in the fifth grade of primary school this year, excluding the extra expenses on Saturday and Sunday. According to my estimation, she has saved more pocket money than her father at present.

是的，当然了！这相当于一个女孩子两个月的早餐钱和零花钱。这个女孩就是我女儿。她今年上小学五年级了，周六和周日的额外开销另算。我猜她目前存的零用钱已经比她父亲多了。

Felix Su

Related

Is 100 yuan a lot of money in China?

Just like in the US or elsewhere, it depends on who you are.

But for the middle class. No. A Chinese streamer who sings gives away 500 yuan every half hour. As Michael said, it’s $15 USD. You can get a meal for $10 yuan or less in China.

For the poor, it can be a lot of money. For the wealthy, it isn’t even enough to be pocket money.

100元在中国算大钱吗？

跟美国或其他地方一样，这取决于这100块钱属于谁。

但对于中产阶级来说，这不是大钱。一名中国歌手主播每半小时捐出500元。就像Michael说的，这也就是15美元而已。在中国，花上10块钱或更少钱就能吃上一顿饭。

对于穷人来说，100块钱可能是一大笔钱。但对于富人来说，100块钱连零花都不够。

Robert Vannrox

This is a fun question to answer.

It’s roughly $140 USD. But in China, the money goes a long way. So, here in the Southern Section along the coast, you can pretty much do any of the following with it…

Go to the movies about 8 times.

Or…

Register for a movie VIP card, and go 28 times.

You can set it aside and buy a bus card; whether a physical card, or a QR registration code for your cellphone….

这是一个很有趣的问题。

这笔钱大约折合140美元。但在中国，可以买不少东西。在南方沿海地区，你几乎可以用它完成以下任何一件事……

看8次电影。

或者……

注册一张电影卡，可以看28次。

你可以用这笔钱买张公交卡；可以是实体卡片，也可以是手机里的乘车码....

1000 yuan = 1000 bus trips

And, the same thing is true in Shenzhen with a subway, only it’s slightly more expensive, depending on your route. Let’s just call it double the price for simplicity sakes.

500 Subway trips.

Subway and bus not to your liking, how about DD or a tax?

66 local rides

33 longer rides

1000元= 1000趟公交车费

深圳的地铁也是如此，贵一点而已，取决于你搭乘的路线。为了方便起见，我们就假定地铁票价是公交票价的两倍吧。

500次地铁旅行。

不喜欢地铁和公共汽车的话，DD或出租车怎么样？

66次短距离行程

33次长距离行程

How about eating?

250 breakfasts

66 stand-alone lunches

14 dinners

用来吃饭呢？

250顿早餐

66顿午餐

14顿晚餐

How about drinking?

100 bottles of beer at a BBQ

200 bottles of beer at at a store

10 bottles of medium priced wine

1 bottle of Beijiu

用来喝酒呢？

可以在烧烤时买到100瓶啤酒

可以在商店里买到200瓶啤酒

可以买到10瓶中等价位的葡萄酒

或者1瓶白酒

How about smoking?

142 packs of cheap cigarettes

用来买烟抽呢？

可以买到142包低价的香烟

How about hair styling and cuts?

Man = 60 trims

Woman = 2 hairdos

Dog = 4 sessions

用来做发型、剪头发呢？

男人可以剪 60次头发

女人可以做2次发型

狗狗可以做4次美容

Let’s talk about rents…

Apartment rent = not enough.

Parking rent = About 6 months worth

Electricity cost = about two months

再说说房租……

公寓租金=这点钱是不够的。

停车费=大约够付6个月

电费=大约够用两个月左右

Pharmmia90

Yeah, if you own 1,000 yuan in China, that’s a big deal, you can serve your friend with a big meal.

是的，如果你在中国有1000元，那是一笔大数目，可以请你的朋友吃顿大餐了。

Stewie Wang

YES! As everywhere in this world, always, always, the 1% own the 99% of the resources and money. The majority of Chinese are really really poor. 1000 Chinese yuan means 100 days of food supplies for them.

是的！在这个世界的任何角落，从来都是1%的人拥有99%的资源和金钱。大多数中国人真的真的很穷。1000元人民币可以给他们提供100天的食物供应。

Mr. Y.C

1,000 yuan is nothing, it is below the minimum salary in Beiing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Tianin, Naning, iamen, Qingdao, etc. big and middle cities .People in those above cities make 6,000- 30,000 or more.

There is no any city paying that little now. Even very small and poor cites offer minimum at least 2,000 +.

In SH, BJ,SZ, GZ etc. big cities, to rent an one bedroom small apartment is as high as 5000–10,000 . But in some small 4 tier cities 1,000 yuan is enough to rent a 1bedroom small apartment. you also need some money for foods.

1000元不算什么，不够支付北京、上海、深圳、广州、杭州、天津、南京、厦门、青岛等大中城市的最低工资，这些城市的人收入普遍在6000 - 3万甚至更高。

现在没有哪个城市的工资会这么低了。很小很穷的城市的最低工资也得2000打底。

在上海、北京、深圳、广州等大城市，一套一居室的小房子租金就高达5000 - 10000。但在一些四线城市，1000元足够租一间一居室的小公寓。但你还需要其他钱来买吃的。

Noel Leong

It depends on how you want to live. 1000 yuan used to be a big deal. Put in the current context, in Shenzhen the minimum wage is 1,800 yuan per month. So, 1000 yuan is really not a lot in a big city like Shenzhen. In the rural area of the poor province like Guizhou, 1,000 yuan could probably last about a month for food and essentials.

这取决于你选择怎样的生活水平。1000元曾经是一笔不菲的金额。目前深圳的最低工资是每月1800元。所以，在深圳这样的大城市，1000元真的微不足道。在贵州这种贫困省份的农村地区，1000元可能只够维持一个月的食物和生活必需品开支。

Yuraunty Pegg

this really depends on which city you are in and what kind of life you want.

say it’s in my hometown shenyang which is a second or third level city in china, 1000 yuan is ok amount of money, that is equivalent to 5 times eating out (medium level restaurant), half month rent (2 bedroom ordinary apartment), 20 movies tickets (not imax though) or a month food expense (if you are frugal enough)

but if you stay in beiing shanghai shenzhen or other first level cities, these number has to be halved.

这取决于你在哪个城市生活，以及你想过什么样的生活。

比如说在我的家乡沈阳，一个二三线城市，1000元的钱说少也不少的，这相当于5次外出就餐(中等水平的餐厅)，半个月的房租(2卧室的普通公寓)，20张电影票(不是imax的)或一个月的伙食费(足够节俭的话)

但如果你留在北京、上海、深圳或其他一线城市，这些数字肯定得减半。

and if you choose to live in small towns near shenyang, these number could be doubled or tripled, once i went back to my mom’s hometown, qingyuan, a name which is even unfamiliar to me, my mom bought a whole bucket of rice cakes with only 10 yuan, i was totally blown away.

and again, that depends on how you wanna live your life, if you choose cheap food everyday, yeah, 1000 yuan is a lot of money, but if you like fresh high-quality fruits or meat, 1000 yuan is only like 4 big durians or 5 kilo strawberries, one king crab or a box of sea cucumbers. it’s really just a little money.

如果你选择住在沈阳附近的小城镇，这些数字也许可以翻两倍或三倍，有一次我回我妈妈老家，清远，一个我很陌生的地方，我妈妈只用10块钱就买了整整一桶年糕，我完全惊呆了。

所以这取决于你想怎么生活，如果你每天选择便宜的食物，1000元就很经花，但是如果你喜欢新鲜的品质水果或肉类，1000元只能买4个大榴莲或5公斤草莓，一只帝王蟹或一盒海参，非常不经花。

Wong Kam Luen

1,000 Yuan is about USD160.

In 2021, the median per capita disposable income of residents in China was 29,975 yuan, an increase of 8.8 percent, and the median was 85.3 percent of the average.

In 2021, per capita, disposable income in Shanghai amounted to around 78,027 yuan, up from 72,232 yuan in the previous year.

This is the average amount that an average Chinese in China spends in about 12 days and in Shanghai he spends that in 4.5 days remembering that he can get twice that value in China than in the US. It is not that much now compared to 5 or 10 years ago.

1000元人民币大约折合160美元。

2021年，全国居民人均可支配收入中位数为29975元，增长8.8%，中位数为全国平均水平的85.3%。

2021年，上海市人均可支配收入约为78027元，高于上年的72232元。

这是一个普通中国人在中国12天内的平均消费，在上海，他4.5天内就花完1000元，记住，他花1000元可以在中国买到2倍于美国的东西。但跟5年或10年前相比，现在已经没有那么多了。

1,000 Yuan is not a lot of money in China. China is a very big country, that amount may be quite a lot in a remote country village but, certainly, a small amount in a big city like Shanghai.

In summary, that is the reason China attracts a lot of tourists there every year because it is not that expensive. The goods are also quite cheap. It is getting richer by the day because its economy is growing every year. It will definitely be more expensive to visit or to buy Chinese goods with each passing year.

1000元在中国算不上很多钱。中国是一个非常大的国家，这笔钱在偏远的乡村可能挺多，但在上海这样的大城市肯定是小钱了。

总而言之，这就是中国每年吸引大量游客的原因，因为它的消费不太高。这些商品也很便宜。因为经济每年都在增长，所以中国一天比一天富有。来中国玩，购买中国商品的花销也会越来越高。

James de Beresford

About 600 million Chinese still live on 1000 yuan a month. The thing is, you have to factor in purchasing parity. In rural areas where rent is very low a 1000 yuan a month exstence is perfectly doable and regarded to be comfortably above the poverty line, which is less than half that. That said, no, 1000 yuan is not a lot of money. A teacher probably earns about 2500 a month, plus benefits.

大约有6亿中国人每月的生活费只有1000元。你必须考虑购买力平价的问题。在租金很低的农村地区，每月1000元的生活费完全足够，可以过上贫困线以上的舒适生活，而贫困线低于1000元的一半。但即便如此，1000元也不是大钱。一个教师一个月的收入大概是2500元，福利另算。