In this Mandarin episode, I talk about consumer prices of things in China, as compared to the US, to see what is cheaper to buy in China and what could be more expensive and why.  

Some useful words and expressions: 

1. 物价 (Wùjià): consumer price
2. 刀/美元 (dāo (colloquial)/měiyuán): dollar
3. 人民币/元 (rénmínbì/yuán): name of China's currency/Chinese yuan
4. 斤 VS 磅 ( jīn VS bàng): China's weight unit/pound
5. 倍 (bèi) :  -fold, times
6. 换算 (huànsuàn): convert
7. 甚至 (shènzhì): even, so much so that
8. 百/千/万 (bǎi/qiān/wàn): hundred/thousand/ten thousand 
9. 包括(bāo kuò): include
10. 正常（zhèng cháng) normal
11. 网费 (wǎng fèi): internet fee
12. 手机壳 (shǒujī ké): phone case
13. 普通 (pǔtōng): ordinary, common
14. 人工 (réngōng): manual work, labor
15. 安装 (ānzhuāng): install
16. 空调 (kòngtiáo): A/C 
17. 奢侈品 (shēchǐ pǐn): luxury goods
18. 进口 (jìnkǒu): import
19. 交税 (jiāo shuì): pay taxes
20. 高档 (gāodàng): high-end
21. 价格 (jiàgé): price
22. 名牌 (míngpái): name-brand, famous brand

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