Cost of living comparison
China is 35.7% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in China instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 41.3% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
China
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$2,450.17
|
$3.33
CN¥24.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$5.25
CN¥38.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$360.08
|
$0.50
CN¥3.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$314.06
|
$0.30
CN¥2.22
|
|
pay 42.9% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
China
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$469.67
|
$1.68
CN¥12.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$1,229.94
|
$6.22
CN¥45.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$1,103.98
|
$7.41
CN¥54.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$510.44
|
$1.75
CN¥12.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$617.38
|
$1.80
CN¥13.10
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$230.97
|
$0.88
CN¥6.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$198.35
|
$0.63
CN¥4.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$108.49
|
$0.74
CN¥5.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$235.36
|
$0.57
CN¥4.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$104.34
|
$0.35
CN¥2.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$117.04
|
$0.43
CN¥3.14
|
|
pay 53.8% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
China
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$1,230.92
|
$4.64
CN¥33.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$2,380.17
|
$21.41
CN¥156.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$8,750,625.00
|
$21,385.50
CN¥156,049.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$4.14
CN¥30.23
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
China
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$8,215.93
|
$14.28
CN¥104.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$109,669.99
|
$401.04
CN¥2,926.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$78,971.03
|
$247.64
CN¥1,807.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$12,936.51
|
$39.51
CN¥288.33
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
China
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$65,594.68
|
$456.56
CN¥3,331.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$1,978,974.32
|
$16,918.49
CN¥123,454.25
|
|
pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
China
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$700.05
|
$1.15
CN¥8.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$601.10
|
$3.48
CN¥25.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$700.05
|
$3.40
CN¥24.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$7,725.33
|
$42.27
CN¥308.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$6.35
CN¥46.36
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
China
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$23,488.75
|
$51.26
CN¥374.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$20,138.17
|
$33.18
CN¥242.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$37,453.84
|
$80.69
CN¥588.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$34,548.08
|
$76.44
CN¥557.77
|
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