Buenos Aires vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$402
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
94
😀 Quality of life
72
72
🏙️ Population
3.12M
20.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 38% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6099th and 7209th ($909 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 151st in Argentina and China, respectively. Check Argentina vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 1789th and 1933rd 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
$9.98
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$15153

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591