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Buenos Aires vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 14.8% cheaper than Hong Kong.

Restaurants: pay 74.0% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 27.4% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 51.0% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 38.7% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 69.9% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.9% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 51.2% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants and clothing in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Hong Kong. Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 74.0% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.52	$18.00 ARS25,933.50	+127.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.01	$12.00 ARS17,289.00	+86.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$2.18 ARS3,142.45	+57.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.39 ARS1,999.93	+24.8%
Average			+74.0%

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pay 27.4% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.05	$2.89 ARS4,164.89	+31.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.81	$6.13 ARS8,836.60	-50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.42	$5.84 ARS8,409.97	-50.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.36	$3.29 ARS4,738.61	-6.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.74	$3.92 ARS5,647.01	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.18	$1.15 ARS1,658.22	-26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.96 ARS1,384.97	-11.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.62	$0.57 ARS815.96	-65.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.78	$1.14 ARS1,641.89	-17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.66 ARS948.96	-40.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.24	$0.58 ARS834.01	-45.4%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 51.0% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.58	$4.31 ARS6,213.73	-63.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.15	$20.00 ARS28,815.00	-70.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,085.46	$25,000.00 ARS36,018,750.00	-35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.03	$9.51 ARS13,708.68	-34.5%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 38.7% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.67	$29.42 ARS42,390.25	+32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,280.63	$659.06 ARS949,547.18	-71.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,135.21	$463.75 ARS668,143.89	-72.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,381.38	$100.98 ARS145,484.43	-43.1%
Average			-38.7%

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pay 69.9% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,081.78	$367.39 ARS529,319.02	-64.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,126.37	$5,496.25 ARS7,918,722.19	-75.3%
Average			-69.9%

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pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.45	$3.80 ARS5,474.85	-41.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.70	$4.13 ARS5,943.95	-21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.03	$3.68 ARS5,301.96	-71.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.09	$43.59 ARS62,797.79	-44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.03	$9.00 ARS12,966.75	-30.0%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 51.2% more for clothing

	Hong Kong	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.31	$112.87 ARS162,612.84	+52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.19	$91.59 ARS131,962.90	+117.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$715.69	$129.33 ARS186,337.00	+40.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.14	$134.94 ARS194,408.71	-5.5%
Average			+51.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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