Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 27.1% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of China, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.58
|
$8.50
ARS8,162.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.84
|
$6.00
ARS5,761.56
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.46
|
$1.33
ARS1,281.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.11
|
$0.97
ARS934.30
|
|
pay 9.9% more for groceries
|
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.67
|
$2.02
ARS1,942.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.43
|
$4.64
ARS4,455.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.80
|
$4.08
ARS3,915.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.70
|
$2.08
ARS1,998.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.18
|
$2.06
ARS1,980.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.41
|
$0.83
ARS793.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.08
|
$0.81
ARS774.19
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.69
|
$0.57
ARS547.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.74
|
$0.75
ARS722.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.33
|
$0.39
ARS374.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.90
|
$0.40
ARS384.34
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
|
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.54
|
$3.45
ARS3,314.66
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥157.77
|
$9.00
ARS8,642.34
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥138,988.71
|
$20,000.00
ARS19,205,193.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.73
|
$7.66
ARS7,355.59
|
|
pay 43.1% more for housing
|
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.55
|
$20.18
ARS19,374.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,381.99
|
$491.75
ARS472,207.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,482.28
|
$356.25
ARS342,092.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥282.17
|
$35.17
ARS33,775.85
|
|
pay 62.8% less for childcare
|
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,427.71
|
$219.88
ARS211,137.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥127,991.11
|
$5,225.19
ARS5,017,538.55
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.65
|
$1.50
ARS1,440.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.73
|
$2.28
ARS2,188.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.82
|
$2.00
ARS1,920.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥298.41
|
$21.45
ARS20,601.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.62
|
$4.27
ARS4,099.14
|
|
pay 67.6% more for clothing
|
China
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥345.76
|
$81.61
ARS78,362.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥222.51
|
$65.79
ARS63,176.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥521.96
|
$116.21
ARS111,587.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥544.97
|
$104.11
ARS99,973.94
|
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