| Oh, I didn't notice that that survey was from 1997... which was when I was in Shanghai... so yeah, all those things I mention are exactly why the 136:100 Shanghai to New York ratio exists... you're very right; in reality 20:100 is not at all unreasonable for everything except for housing for foreigners (which is probably by far the biggest cost of living factor). |
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