Buenos Aires vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$337
$305
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
92
😀 Quality of life
73
73
🏙️ Population
3.06M
20.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 7% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 6181st and 6348th ($809 vs $759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st 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 1.1 months in Chengdu. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 1497th and 1510th 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
$11.3
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$24.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$3.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$45.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$3970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$2247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$5.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$20843

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$669
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$673
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$664
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$659
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$679
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$669
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$723
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$666
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$713
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$661
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$704
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$565
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$720
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$688
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$676
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$656
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$671
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$720
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$786
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$684
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$667
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$657
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$669
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$726
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$735
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$722
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$707
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$654
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$685
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$719
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$693
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$709
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$676
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$743
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$720
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$765
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$657
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$710
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$700