Cost of living comparison
China is 73.0% more expensive than Rosario.
If you lived in China instead of Rosario, you would:
pay 37.3% less for restaurants
Rosario
|
China
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
ARS4,427.89
|
$3.04
CN¥21.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
$5.19
CN¥37.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
ARS744.47
|
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
ARS581.73
|
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
|
pay 36.5% more for groceries
Rosario
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ARS704.03
|
$1.65
CN¥11.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,988.83
|
$5.98
CN¥43.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.73
ARS2,413.64
|
$7.16
CN¥51.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.00
ARS885.58
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ARS1,740.67
|
$1.58
CN¥11.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ARS552.33
|
$0.58
CN¥4.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
ARS461.95
|
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS294.57
|
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
ARS281.18
|
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
|
pay 31.1% more for transportation
Rosario
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
ARS2,587.96
|
$4.45
CN¥32.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ARS8,855.78
|
$22.24
CN¥160.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
$19,593.81
CN¥141,530.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.56
ARS6,694.97
|
$3.91
CN¥28.24
|
|
pay 53.3% more for housing
Rosario
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.33
ARS11,807.71
|
$12.06
CN¥87.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$156.00
ARS138,150.19
|
$335.80
CN¥2,425.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$127.50
ARS112,911.22
|
$208.96
CN¥1,509.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.71
ARS24,537.89
|
$39.78
CN¥287.33
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Rosario
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$146.67
ARS129,884.80
|
$483.22
CN¥3,490.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,540.00
ARS3,134,946.69
|
$18,043.44
CN¥130,331.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Rosario
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
ARS1,020.69
|
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.94
ARS836.45
|
$3.20
CN¥23.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
$3.22
CN¥23.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.25
ARS13,505.07
|
$42.07
CN¥303.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
$6.01
CN¥43.40
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Rosario
|
China
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ARS42,802.94
|
$48.74
CN¥352.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.67
ARS31,585.62
|
$31.37
CN¥226.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.00
ARS87,672.24
|
$73.58
CN¥531.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.00
ARS57,562.58
|
$76.83
CN¥554.94
|
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