BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese urban man gazes at himself in the mirror for 8.6 minutes each day and spends 80 yuan (10 U.S. dollars) a month on male cosmetics, according to a survey.

Horizon Research Consultancy Group and a Shanghai fashion and media company surveyed 2,239 male urban residents aged 18 to 60 in seven major Chinese cities -- Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Shenyang and Xi'an.

The survey showed that respondents spend on average 8.6 minutes looking at themselves in the mirror each day. Shanghai men were the most narcissistic, devoting 17.1 minutes to the looking glass.

The survey showed that one third of the respondents had cosmetics at home and cosmetics expenditure averaged 80 yuan a month.

Modern Beijing man spends 119 yuan each month on cosmetics, more than in any other Chinese city, the survey said. Forty-six percent of the Beijing respondents had cosmetics in their bathrooms.

Experts said cosmetics and beauty treatment used to be the exclusive preserve of Chinese women, but economic and social development have made Chinese men more conscious of their look.