Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 18.8% cheaper than Beijing.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 77.3% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
|
pay 33.7% less for groceries
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
|
pay 29.3% less for transportation
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
|
pay 79.9% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
|
pay 38.1% less for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
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