Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.1 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 33.1% less for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$895.10
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$780.71
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 66.8% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$574.16
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$493.06
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$269.69
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$585.06
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$259.38
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$290.95
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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