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Surviving on 6.3 yuan a day

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-10-16 15:38
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Rural people with an annual per capita income of 2,300 yuan ($374.54) or less are classified as poor under the poverty standard adopted in 2011. It means these people can afford to spend only 6.3 yuan on daily expenses. So what can be bought with 6.3 yuan? China Daily tried to find out on Sina Weibo, micro-blogging website, and this is what Weibo users have been able to purchase with 6.3 yuan in Beijing.
Surviving on 6.3 yuan a day

From migrant workers to white-collar employees, baked sesame seed cake is a popular staple diet for many in Beijing. But with a budget of just 6.3 yuan, it is impossible to live on it as its price went up from 0.60 yuan in 2009 to 1 yuan in 2014. - Weibo user Little O

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