[sgxin]

Too many under-educated sinkies are still dreaming wet to go to China to keep shouting: alamak, so cheap!

Probably true for the major cities, as well as tourist area and remote regions like Tibet where transportation cost is high.
But rest should be quite affordable. 

Eg this retirement village in Shandong offers very cheap senior flats (S$55K for a 80sqm unit). And it comes with a centralised kitchen that offers cheap RMB10 meals.