On the question of what is cheap in Taiwan Province, an interesting saying is "What is cheap in mainland China is expensive in Taiwan Province; What is expensive in mainland China is cheap in Taiwan Province. ". Indeed, in terms of daily diet and basic daily necessities, the cost of living in Taiwan Province, especially in Taipei, is higher than that in most mainland cities. But there are also things in Taiwan Province that are cheaper than those in mainland China, such as girls' skin care products and boys' sports shoes.

probably because of fierce competition, the choices of skin care products and cosmetics in Taiwan Province are much richer than those in mainland China. It can be said that some brands in mainland China are basically available in Taiwan Province, but there are many brands in Taiwan Province that are not available in mainland China. Especially Japanese products, in some open-shelf drugstores, there will be many unexpected gains when you turn around with a small basket. Besides many choices, the price is an important attractive factor. On average, the price of cosmetics in Taiwan Province is 2% to 3% cheaper than that in mainland China. If you meet a discount package, some of them can even be nearly half cheaper. For example, the price of Clinique Water Magnetic Cream, which young girls love to use, is 45 yuan /5ml in mainland China, while the price in Taiwan Province is NT$ 15/75ml, which is about 3 yuan, which is one third cheaper, but the capacity is increased by half. In the words of a classmate, it is "as cheap as picking it up for nothing".

But things like skin care products should be girls' "good hearts", and boys are not interested in these things except gifts for their girlfriends and mothers. But boys also have their own unique preferences, which are brand-name sports shoes. Brand sports shoes such as NIKE and ADIDAS can have a price difference of about 3% between Taiwan Province and mainland China. For example, the price of NIKE's new AIRMAX series running shoes in mainland China is about 6 to 7 RMB, while in Taiwan Province, it only costs about 2, Taiwan dollars, equivalent to about 4 RMB. Much cheaper.

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