[Vardhan]

Being wealthy isn't just about income, it's about what you can do with your income.

[xorblurb]

$13000 "brut" in Shanghai is approx $20000 PPP according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_administrative_...

Income of $5000 would be approx $7700 PPP. Not exactly extremely wealthy by developed countries standard...