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
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$2,450.17
|
$4.37
CN¥31.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$5.82
CN¥42.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$360.08
|
$0.53
CN¥3.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$314.06
|
$0.33
CN¥2.44
|
|
pay 66.8% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$469.67
|
$2.04
CN¥14.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$1,229.94
|
$6.63
CN¥48.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$1,103.98
|
$7.67
CN¥55.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$510.44
|
$1.89
CN¥13.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$617.38
|
$1.80
CN¥13.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$230.97
|
$1.00
CN¥7.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$198.35
|
$0.92
CN¥6.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$108.49
|
$0.97
CN¥7.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$235.36
|
$0.70
CN¥5.12
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$104.34
|
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$117.04
|
$0.48
CN¥3.53
|
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$1,230.92
|
$4.79
CN¥34.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$2,380.17
|
$43.66
CN¥318.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$8,750,625.00
|
$24,196.95
CN¥176,565.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$5.53
CN¥40.36
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$8,215.93
|
$20.10
CN¥146.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$109,669.99
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,427.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$78,971.03
|
$634.84
CN¥4,632.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$12,936.51
|
$44.96
CN¥328.04
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$65,594.68
|
$951.31
CN¥6,941.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$1,978,974.32
|
$27,770.10
CN¥202,638.39
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$700.05
|
$1.46
CN¥10.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$601.10
|
$4.37
CN¥31.92
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$700.05
|
$4.37
CN¥31.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$7,725.33
|
$58.33
CN¥425.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$10.12
CN¥73.81
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$23,488.75
|
$69.18
CN¥504.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$20,138.17
|
$43.88
CN¥320.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$37,453.84
|
$89.48
CN¥652.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$34,548.08
|
$124.62
CN¥909.38
|
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