首页
登录
职称英语
【1】 [br] 【8】 [originaltext] Take a taxi in Shanghai and you will pay more tha
【1】 [br] 【8】 [originaltext] Take a taxi in Shanghai and you will pay more tha
游客
2023-12-21
22
管理
问题
【1】 [br] 【8】
Take a taxi in Shanghai and you will pay more than you would for a ride of equal distance in Beijing. Buy a beer at an international bar in Shanghai, and the same holds true. Go out for an Italian, German or French meal and ditto.
And yet, according to a survey released yesterday by Mercer Human Resources Consulting. Beijing is the most expensive city on the Chinese mainland.
"There are some things that might be more expensive in Shanghai, but the index we have is based on a basket of goods," said Ilya Bonick, Mercer’s regional head of information services. Mercer’s cost of living survey is one of a handful of annual reports produced by international consultants. It takes into consideration such things as housing, food, entertainment, clothing, household goods and transportation.
Meals of noodles or jiaozi are not included in the report whereas products expatriates are likely to buy and are available in all the cities surveyed, such as Coca-Cola and Panten6 shampoo.
Mercer found Beijing to be the 19th most expensive city in the world. Shanghai came in at No 30. The results fly in the face of traditional wisdom.
"It surprised me," said Vanessa Cen, a headhunter with Talent Shanghai, a local company. "My feeling is that, on the Chinese mainland, Shanghai and Shenzhen are more expensive than Beijing."
Every city in the country was lower in ranking than in 2004, when Beijing came in at No 11 and Shanghai 16.
This year, Hong Kong, the most expensive Chinese city, took ninth spot. The top three in the world are Tokyo, Osaka and London.
The good news is that Chinese cities are getting cheaper, driven by a US dollar depreciating in value.
"Chinese cities have dropped significantly in the rankings as the currency is pegged to the US dollar and has therefore been affected by the dollar’s depreciation," said Marie-Laurence Sepede, Mercer’s research manager, in a release.
"The shift in the China ranking is the most surprising," Bonick said. "We have seen it become more affordable." Another factor for the drop, said Bonick, is the wider availability of products the company uses to measure.
"In Shanghai and Beijing, there’s more competition in the market and therefore prices go down."
Other Chinese cities such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen are further down the list and did not make the top 50.
选项
答案
depreciating
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3291948.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]SentenceNo.1Sydneyisaverymoderncity,butitalsohasmany
[originaltext]W:Recently,IreadareportaboutthehighereducationinBritai
[originaltext]W:Recently,IreadareportaboutthehighereducationinBritai
[originaltext]W:Recently,IreadareportaboutthehighereducationinBritai
[originaltext]Doyouwanttoimprovethefirstimpressionyoumake?Doyou
[originaltext]Doyouwanttoimprovethefirstimpressionyoumake?Doyou
[originaltext]W:WhenareyougoingtofinishthatbookonAmericanHistory?M:
[originaltext]W:WhenareyougoingtofinishthatbookonAmericanHistory?M:
[originaltext]W:WhenareyougoingtofinishthatbookonAmericanHistory?M:
[originaltext]W:WhenareyougoingtofinishthatbookonAmericanHistory?M:
随机试题
试论我国外汇储备规模过大的成因、弊端与化解对策。
解决医疗事故赔偿等民事责任争议的最终途径是A.诉讼 B.卫生行政部门处理 C
吊篮出厂时应随产品附有()等文件。A.装箱清单 B.产品使用说明书 C.该
下列心血管疾病中最常引起咯血的是A.冠心病 B.感染性心内膜炎 C.二尖瓣狭
某木器厂房,地上3层,每层层高5m,建筑高度15m,采用钢筋混凝土结构,屋顶承重
关于当事人和解的公诉案件诉讼程序与自诉案件和解程序的区别,下列说法正确的有哪些?
某建设项目采用插值法计算内部收益率,求得i1=15%、i2=18%、i3=20%
在道路货物运输中,对于危险货物、易破损货物、易污染货物和鲜活货物等,一般按()办
闪点不小于60℃的液体或可燃固体,其火灾危险性分类正确的是下列哪项?()A.乙
对于金属与石材幕墙工程,选用密封胶的原则正确的有()。A.同一工程应采用同一品
最新回复
(
0
)