Monopoly money

A friend of mine happened upon a group of American students who are in Dalian for a short period. It turns out they're paying $15,000 for a five week program. FSU's study abroad was under $5,000 and it was something like eight weeks. Another buddy of ours put it in different terms. $15,000 for five weeks is 20,000 RMB per week. Truth be told Andrew and I couldn't figure out how we would even spend that much money here. Here are some realistic prices I've paid:

headphones - 18 RMB
bottle of water - 2 RMB
Big Mac - 14.5 RMB
street food - between 0.5 and 6 RMB
lighter - 1 RMB
beer - between 10 RMB and 30 RMB (cheaper in corner stores)
rent - 2,600 RMB
taxi - 8 RMB for first 5 kilometers, 1.5 each after
bus - 1 RMB
cheese - 40 RMB
Chinese lodgings - 175 RMB
leather hat - 40 RMB
cheap pillow - 15 RMB
expensive pillow - 90 RMB
Dalian/Dandong bus ticket - 66 RMB
sit down meal - between 15 RMB and 50 RMB
tourist attractions - between 20 RMB and 50 RMB
driving range - 55 RMB


Without going to Hong Kong here's my breakdown of how to spend that $15,000 per student in five weeks in China as a school tour director

(1) private jet travel everywhere
(2) some sort of VIP arrangement at the top clubs
(3) only stay in five star western hotels
(4) western breakfasts always
(5) charter a yacht more than once
(6) complimentary tailored suit/dress for each student
(7) personal English speaking chauffeurs on call 24/7