http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_China..._GDP_per_capita


↓ in US$ (Nominal as of 2008) ↓ in US$ (PPP as of 2008) ↓ Comparable country ↓

Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 30,755 44,413 Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Flag of Macau.svg Macau 40,390 30,000 Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China (Taiwan) 17,040 31,892 Flag of Greece.svg Greece




Rank ↓ Province ↓ in RMB¥ ↓ in US$ (Nominal) ↓ in US$ (PPP) [1] ↓ Comparable country ↓
1 Shanghai 73,124 10,537 19,795 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
2 Beijing 63,029 9,082 17,063 Flag of Poland.svg Poland
3 Tianjin 55,473 7,993 15,017 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
4 Zhejiang 42,214 6,082 11,428 Flag of Iran.svg Iran
5 Jiangsu 39,526 5,695 10,700 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
6 Guangdong 37,588 5,416 10,175 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil

they must be so expensive to live in now

I think Shenzhen in Guangdong province was the first city in China to meet IMF's defintion of a "developed city" in 2006.

IMF's definition of a "developed city" is GDP per capita > $10K

I think some of these conversion rates need taking with a pinch of salt somehow.
Only a few years ago, the PPP of the RMB against the dollar was about 4:1 this was revised downwards sharply in about 06/07 to between 2 and 3, but to find figures of less than 2 is rather dubious.

The PPP will also vary throughout the country, being larger in undeveloped areas and less in the more advanced. You can use the national average for the whole country, but it is useless for a regional examination. Its a good illustration of the dangers of using wiki in all there glory!!