Buenos Aires vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$365
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$440
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$883
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
94
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
3.12M
20.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 23% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6407th and 7269th ($791 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 196th 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 2311th and 1633rd 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
$7.12
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$301
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$171
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$11.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$18347

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$611
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$608
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$594
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$578
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$607
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$602
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$598
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$603
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$625
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$562
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$615
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$535
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$619
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$596
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$530
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$589
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$548
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$545
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$674
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$597
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$625
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$435
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$525
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$620
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$646
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$564
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$566
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$554
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$712
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$559
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$566
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$568
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$593
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$616
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$576
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$570
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$552
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$580
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$587