If you're still looking for those 400RMB Shanghai-Beijing air tickets and can't find them, look no further. They do not exist anymore. more ›

With effect from tomorrow, taxi flag fares go up from 12RMB to 13RMB, plus another 1RMB fuel surcharge. That means the meter shows 14RMB -- which works out to be a 16.67% increase -- the moment you get in the cab. more ›

We found out the official start date of the train last week, and now after lots of vague talk of making tickets cheaper and more competitive with flights, we finally have an idea of the prices! Basically the spread is from 410RMB to 1,750RMB. Here's how those prices break down: more ›

"The drought has pushed up the price of vegetables and freshwater fish in Shanghai. The retail price of green-leaf vegetables such as bok choy is now 8 yuan (US$1.23) per kilogram, 30 percent higher than before the drought began. The price of fish, such as perch and mandarin fish from Jiangxi and Hubei provinces, has risen 30 to 40 percent due to short supplies. The output of hairy crabs, from Anhui, Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, is expected to decrease. Crabs will also be smaller because they will absorb less nutrition due to the change in their environment. Though the price of this year's crop hasn't been fixed, a price rise is unavoidable, fishery experts said." [Shanghai Daily] more ›

Either the left hand isn't talking to the right hand or Sun Jianping, the head of the city's transport watchdog, was lying about the taxi fares not rising. more ›

China Daily has some devastating news for us -- we're NOT China's most expensive city when it comes to housing prices! That honour has gone to our neighbouring city of Hangzhou, with an average housing price of 25,840 yuan ($3,921.78) per square meter. more ›

Via Micah Sittig on Twitter we learned of this spreadsheet that compares tuition fees for international high schools in Shanghai. Fourteen schools are included on the list and they range in annual cost from US$11,319 (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation Private School), up 30% from last year, to US$30,689 (British International School), up 7% from last year. The only school whose tuition went down this year was the Shanghai American School, down 7% to US$22,092. Time to stock up on the ol' birth control. more ›

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We're always on the look out for a cheap pint, because we're tight and like a drink purely as a service to you dear reader. Unfortunately, unless you like sharing your table with overly friendly bar staff and/or cockroaches, finding a decent beer that doesn't hurt your wallet can some times be a little tricky in this city. It'll come as no surprise for you to learn then that when it comes to buying a pint of beer, Shanghai currently sits at the top of the average price table for China. more ›