Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 4.8% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of China, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.03
$895.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.90
$780.71
|
|
pay 22.8% less for groceries
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.66
$574.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.57
$493.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.31
$269.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.67
$585.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.30
$259.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.33
$290.95
|
|
pay 13.7% less for transportation
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
pay 6.8% more for housing
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
pay 41.5% more for clothing
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
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