Why is the cost of living in Hangzhou not high?

Many friends from other places said, "Life in Hangzhou is really happy. There are so many scenic parks to visit. The key is that most of them are free, such as fish watching in Huagang, Hangzhou Jiayuan and Qu Yuan Feng He ... "

In April 2000, some parks in Hangzhou carried out a round of price adjustment. Tickets for Huagang Fish Garden, Botanical Garden, Taiziwan and other parks were adjusted from 5 yuan to 10 yuan, Qu Yuan's wind load from 4 yuan to 10 yuan, Gushan Park from 3 yuan to 5 yuan, and Liuyang Wenying from 2 yuan to 5 yuan. ...

After 10 years, the admission ticket for the Botanical Garden is still 10 yuan, while the Huagang Fish Watching Park, Quyuan Fenghe Park, Hangyuan Park, Taiziwan Park, Gushan Park and Liulang Wenying Park are all free.

On June 5438- 10, 2003, Hangzhou began to implement "returning the lake to the people and returning the scenery to the people", and many parks began to open for free. And this free West Lake has really attracted more tourists.

Second, the bus fare.

Hangzhou bus fare 10 has not increased for years, and it has been maintained at the price of air-conditioned 2 yuan and non-air-conditioned 0 yuan or 0.5 yuan. Since the past two years, seasonal price reduction measures have been implemented. 3, April 10, 1 1, air-conditioned cars are charged according to non-air-conditioned car standards.

According to relevant sources, the bus price cannot be increased, which is related to government subsidies. Without government subsidies, it is impossible to maintain the price of 1~2 yuan according to the increase of oil and materials.

No.3, public toilets charge.

In 2000, many public toilets in Hangzhou were free, and a few were charged at 1.65+0 times the price. Now 10 years have passed, and all public toilets in Hangzhou are free, even high-end five-star toilets are free.

It is understood that the reason why public toilets are not charged is also closely related to government subsidies.

Fourth, electronic products.

/kloc-in the past 0/0 years, electronic products such as computers and cameras have not increased their prices, or even drastically reduced their prices. For example, in 2005, I bought a digital camera with 5 million pixels, 128M memory and 2600 yuan. At present, a12 megapixel camera with shockproof function only needs a 2G card for 1300 yuan.

The price of these products has decreased, because there are more and more products of the same type on the market, and because the speed of product upgrading is also very fast. Basically, as soon as the new model is released, the old model will be reduced in price.

Fifth, mobile phones.

The price of mobile phones has also dropped sharply. In 2000, a clamshell Ericsson mobile phone 1400 yuan had only two functions: calling and texting. Now the most common mobile phone with camera function is only seven or eight hundred yuan. If you participate in the activity of sending mobile phones to operators, this mobile phone is basically free.

In 2000, cell phone calls were also very expensive, 0.6 yuan -0.8 yuan/min, and it was a two-way charge, with short message network 0. 1-0. 15 yuan, 1 piece. At present, the local basic phone bill is 0.4-0.6 yuan/minute, and there are many packages to choose from, such as free answering, virtual network, monthly SMS and long-distance discount. ...

Sixth, the telephone bill.

10 years ago, the telephone still needed initial installation fee, and it cost 1000 -2000 yuan to install a telephone. Now it only costs one or two hundred yuan. The phone bill is also dropping again and again, from the original 0.3 yuan/minute to the current three-minute 0.2 yuan money, and after three minutes, it is 0. 1 yuan/minute.

Netizens said that after the popularity of mobile phones, the telephone era has passed.