Buenos Aires vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$555
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$1237
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
89
😀 Quality of life
77
76
🏙️ Population
3.12M
20.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 81% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 4647th and 7360th ($1247 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 75th in Argentina and China, respectively. Check Argentina vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.8 months in Chengdu. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1053rd and 1238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Chengdu

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Buenos Aires Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$14789

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594