Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Argentina
  3. Buenos Aires
  4. China
  5. Comparison
ARS
COMPARED TO
CNY

China is 50.5% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

If you lived in China instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
local_dining

pay 37.0% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.85
$99.10
$3.38
CN¥22.94
-42.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.20
$88.09
$5.09
CN¥34.49
-2.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.91
$15.45
$0.50
CN¥3.37
-45.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.74
$12.47
$0.31
CN¥2.09
-58.1%
Average -37.0%
Buenos Aires vs. China - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 62.0% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.21
$20.55
$1.67
CN¥11.34
+37.9%
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.97
$50.29
$6.37
CN¥43.23
+114.8%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.05
$51.61
$7.30
CN¥49.52
+139.7%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.52
$25.73
$1.88
CN¥12.72
+23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.57
$26.63
$1.90
CN¥12.89
+21.0%
Apples (1 lb) $0.49
$8.33
$0.88
CN¥5.94
+78.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.56
$9.53
$0.56
CN¥3.82
+0.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.33
$5.67
$0.85
CN¥5.77
+154.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.53
$8.97
$0.59
CN¥4.00
+11.5%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.25
$4.15
$0.44
CN¥2.97
+78.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.36
$6.07
$0.44
CN¥2.98
+22.5%
Average +62.0%
Buenos Aires vs. China - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 25.7% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.87
$48.60
$3.98
CN¥27.02
+38.9%
Monthly public transit pass $12.35
$209.22
$17.52
CN¥118.82
+41.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,792.21
$352,365.59
$20,890.38
CN¥141,686.89
+0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $3.37
$57.15
$4.09
CN¥27.77
+21.4%
Average +25.7%
Buenos Aires vs. China - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 4.1% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $25.14
$426.08
$13.68
CN¥92.76
-45.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $247.07
$4,187.14
$374.47
CN¥2,539.80
+51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $192.00
$3,253.84
$233.99
CN¥1,587.05
+21.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $45.78
$775.78
$40.53
CN¥274.86
-11.5%
Average +4.1%
Buenos Aires vs. China - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 3.3 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $187.95
$3,185.26
$428.59
CN¥2,906.85
+128.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,779.50
$64,051.26
$16,190.61
CN¥109,811.20
+328.4%
Average +228.2%
Buenos Aires vs. China - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.30
$22.02
$1.02
CN¥6.89
-21.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.59
$27.00
$3.84
CN¥26.06
+141.1%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.05
$34.69
$3.18
CN¥21.54
+55.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $26.75
$453.25
$40.09
CN¥271.89
+49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.20
$88.09
$6.20
CN¥42.03
+19.2%
Average +48.7%
Buenos Aires vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 21.6% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $49.85
$844.84
$64.09
CN¥434.70
+28.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.74
$673.44
$37.80
CN¥256.39
-4.9%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $66.65
$1,129.52
$91.61
CN¥621.35
+37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather) $67.91
$1,150.91
$84.88
CN¥575.66
+25.0%
Average +21.6%
Buenos Aires vs. China - Cost of clothing
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