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peruvian on June 26, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Cheap in Chinatown

Definitely true. My roommate was a Chinese international and he thought everyone in my college was crazy to pay so much for X Chinese dish or Y food at a restaurant or market. I started to agree with him once I began to go to places that aren't Whole Foods.

sukilot on June 26, 2016 [–]

And McDonald's costs more in China than USA. Funny how that works, commodities and competition.

_0nac on June 27, 2016 | [–]

No, it doesn't? A Big Mac in China is ~40% cheaper than in the US.

http://www.economist.com/content/big-mac-index

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