Chapter 479: Food, Clothing, Housing and Transportation
After Jia Youwei and Jia Lingling got up early, they washed up, and then came to the dining room to start breakfast. Each of them has a nutritious and varied Japanese dish on the table.
The secret of longevity is not how much you eat, but how many varieties and colors of food you eat less. Ordinary people have this kind of idle time.
Modern society, especially cosmopolitan cities, lives and works at a fast pace. If you eat a meal in the morning and at noon, you are in a hurry, and you can only have time for dinner.
"Meat is cheaper in island countries compared to in the country. Of course, there is no high-end ingredient such as Wagyu beef, which is ordinary. Is it true that vegetables and fruits can be so expensive that ordinary people can't afford to eat them?" Tang asked with a slight curiosity.
"Basically true. Chicken is probably the cheapest meat in the island country. There is no shortage of fish and shrimp, and the price is naturally cheap, after all, it is determined by geographical location.
The land area is so large, equivalent to the area of Yunnan Province in China. In fact, it is larger than Germany, which has led many people to misunderstand that the island country is very small. This is mainly due to the fact that our land area is too large.
The island country still has many mountainous areas, and the seasons are relatively more homogeneous than China's, so how can there be a large area and a wide variety of agricultural products?
First of all, what any country must ensure is the production and land use of its staple food. Imported food is never a surefire way to ensure national food security.
If there is a bad relationship between countries, then it will be controlled by others. You can endure anything? Eat, how to endure? People have to eat every day.
Here, even green onions are vegetables, have you ever seen them? Tomatoes in vegetables are relatively expensive, which makes me think that I can't afford to eat tomato scrambled eggs, and I can improve it and use apples to scramble eggs. Jia Lingling said with a smile.
"A watermelon costs one, two hundred soft sister coins, and it's so big, a few catties to about ten catties. Tang Weiwei was very interested in the local life in the island country, so he made a practical comparison of what he saw on the Internet. She gestured with both hands.
"Yes. In the off-season, watermelons are expensive and have a small yield, while in the peak season, they are expensive and have more production. However, it will not be less than 100 yuan of soft sister coins.
This is probably in China, and it is only one or twenty yuan, which is ten times more expensive. If you want to enjoy the taste, you have to buy branded agricultural products, which is more expensive.
Take strawberries as an example, which are already expensive in island countries. In fact, it is not cheap in China, and it is basically 20 yuan a catty. Here, the best strawberries are strawberries from Kumamoto, and the price is even higher, and there are many ordinary strawberries from other regions.
Have you ever seen a box of eight strawberries that can be sold for two or three hundred soft girls? If you put it in the supermarket in Roppongi, you can rush to 500 yuan a box.
According to the jokes of ordinary young people here, strawberries are eaten there, and they can be bought back for offering. There is also a white strawberry, which is quite good. Jia Lingling's smile did not change her course.
"Sister Ling, do you know very well? I really can't imagine that you still care about these little things in life. Tang said in surprise.
"How can it be a small thing? Besides, I've been in charge of the affairs of this house all along.
If I don't even have a basic understanding of the price of things, and I won't be fooled by others? An egg, a tael of silver.
There are actual differences between the country and the island country, and it is not possible to use domestic prices. The basic necessities of ordinary people, especially in terms of food, are still similar to those in China.
The food here is more expensive than those things that have brands. The young people among the salarymen of the island country are in their early 200,000 yen a month, and they look like more than 10,000 soft girl coins.
In terms of eating as a whole, it is indeed better than that of young people in our country, and the cost is small. However, people not only need to eat, but also to wear, live and travel.
Wear it, it's cheaper here. The price of Nike and Adidas is equivalent to half or one-third of the price in China.
As for Gucci, LV, which is regarded as a luxury by the Chinese people, is not very luxurious here. Ordinary people can also afford it, and there are also gucci with one or two thousand soft sister coins and LV classics with six or seven thousand soft sister coins in the bag.
Compared to the income of young people, it is completely done in a month. It is not as discouraged as young people in China, and those who are frugal and have been using it for a long time may not be able to get the same thing.
In terms of housing, the single apartment in the distance is 60,000 yen, and the single apartment in the near one is 100,000 yen. Compared with the advantages of the capital and the magic capital in China, it is still relatively cheaper.
It's just that there is a difference between this and domestic renting. Bet one pay three, it's the same rule. The island country also has a gift money for renting to a landlord for the first time, which generally costs one month's rent.
Therefore, some island people cannot afford to rent a house, and live in Internet cafes, capsule apartments and other places because they did not have this expense in hand at the beginning.
In terms of travel, it is much more expensive than us. It's mainly the private sector that has a monopoly on the transport facilities, not the state-run ones like we do. Jia Lingling had something to say.
"It seems that you still went deep into the masses, and did not enjoy the blessings from above. While eating, Jia Youwei listened carefully to her general introduction to the standard of living in Tokyo.
"You're such a picky person. If you spend too much money, you'll definitely say that I won't run a family. If a woman is a good housekeeper, it is the best value embodiment of being very virtuous.
In this respect, the household accounts of women in island countries are very careful and beautiful, which is not at all like many people on our side who are impulsive consumers.
The government of the island country has also introduced a number of measures to encourage young people to get married. Married couples can also apply for a house with the Government.
The rent is far below the market price, about 20,000 yen a month. The problem is that no matter how good the national policies are, young people here are not very interested in getting married.
Even so, the cost and stress of living in Tokyo is significant for the average young person. If a man gets married, if he wants to be able to support a family, it is a perennial rotten grain.
Nowadays, dual-income families are quite common in the family structure of island countries. It is simply impossible for an ordinary person's salary to support the life of a family of three or five.
Unless it's an employee of a large company, it's pretty much the same. Otherwise, you can only live in the fantasy of the past. Jia Lingling knows everything and says everything.