Decades have passed, and a comparison between the old and today's prices has caused me to think deeply. From 1984 to 2024, it seems that the ** of some things is almost stationary, while others are like loose horses, especially housing prices, like riding a rocket that soars into the sky, far ahead.
Let's start with income. In 1984, China's salary system had just begun to be fine-tuned, with few bonuses, and most of the only 40 yuan salary belonged to young people who had just stepped into the workplace; By 2024, the initial salary will reach 4,500 yuan, and for young people with some work experience, a monthly salary of 8,000 to 10,000 yuan is already the norm.
The issue of housing prices is undoubtedly the focus of many discussions. Although the house price in 1984 was only a few thousand yuan, it was not clear where and what type of room it was. In fact, at that time, real estate transactions were still in their infancy, there was a lack of unified national pricing standards, and private sales were not common, which can be said to be extremely rare. Today, housing prices have soared to tens of millions of yuan, and skyrocketing housing prices have become a pain point in the public consensus.
As for household appliances and mechanical products, in 1984 color TVs were still a luxury item, and only a few families could afford them, mainly because they were all imported from Japan, and there was no domestic production capacity. The price of a 20-inch color TV is as high as 2900 yuan,The purchase process is almost exhausted,Not only to save food and clothing for many years,It is also necessary to get a difficult purchase certificate。 Nowadays, a few thousand yuan can buy a dozens of inches of LCD TV, and the changes are significant.
The situation is similar for cars. In 1984, private car ownership was almost impossible, and most of them belonged to the company's car. Santana, as an early joint venture car in China, has an initial price of no more than 100,000 yuan. However, after layers of price increases, it has doubled by the time it reaches the consumer. At that time, there was a saying that "sitting in a suite" was circulating. Today, more than 200,000 yuan is enough to buy a mid-level car, and Santana's ** has dropped to less than 100,000 yuan.
Changes in grains and non-staple foods are equally striking. If you ask which category of goods has risen most significantly in the past 40 years, it is food. In 1984, Fuzhou early rice cost only 0 per catty125 yuan, while japonica rice is slightly more expensive, 0$16. Even so, many people opt for the more economical option of early rice. Up to now, the ** of high-quality rice is 5 to 10 yuan per catty, while ordinary rice is between 2 and 4 yuan, an increase of dozens of times. Pork ** has risen about tenfold from 087 yuan Jin has risen to more than 10 yuan now, and the pork ribs have reached more than 20 yuan. It can be seen that although the food has **, the increase is not too outrageous.