Look at the meat first. Pork tenderloin costs US$4.29 per pound (one pound is about 0.9 pounds), which is the most expensive of all pork. Ground pork filling is the cheapest at $1.39 per pound. Beef is relatively more expensive, with prime beef costing $5.49 per pound. Not many people eat mutton, and the variety is limited. The price is $2.99 ??per pound. Last year, the prices of pork and beef increased, but not by much. Chicken is the cheapest of all meats in the United States, but the price has risen sharply. Chicken legs now cost $1.19 per pound, compared with only $0.49 per pound at the beginning of last year.

In 2008, the prices of milk and eggs also increased significantly. The current price of a dozen (12) boxed eggs in Chinese wet markets ranges from US$1.89 to US$2.19. A gallon of milk costs $4.69. Overall, the price of eggs has increased by at least 60% in one year. The price of milk has also increased by more than 30%.

Global rice prices rose last year, and the United States was no exception. At Costco member stores, the best-quality rice costs $20.39 for a 25-pound bag, up from $18 six months ago. The only thing that remains relatively cheap is flour, which costs only $6.99 for a 25-pound bag.

In Chinese supermarkets, prawns are the most popular type of seafood products purchased by consumers. The price of frozen headless prawns is US$3.99 per pound. Live carp are $2.99 ??per pound and live crabs are $4.99 per pound. The price of crabs fluctuates greatly within a year. When it is cheap, it is US$2.99 ??per pound, and when it is expensive, it is US$5.99 per pound. Live lobster and geoduck prices have been relatively high, with lobster at $13.99 per pound and geoduck at $12.99 per pound before the New Year. Frozen fish is much cheaper than live fish, with good yellow croaker costing only US$2.69 per pound and hairtail US$3.49 per pound.

The prices of vegetables and fruits will rise and fall with the seasons. Prices are higher in winter, but the varieties are relatively complete. Before the New Year, Chinese cabbage costs $0.49 per pound, tomatoes cost $1.39 per pound, cucumbers cost $1.29 per pound, green peppers cost $0.99 per pound, and carrots cost $0.49 per pound. Among fruits, apples cost $1.29 per pound, pears cost $0.79 per pound, grapes cost $0.99 per pound, and California oranges cost $0.39 per pound.