Buenos Aires vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$496
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
78
97
😀 Quality of life
78
75
🏙️ Population
3.12M
18.7M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 50% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4856th and 6838th ($1139 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1059th and 2100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Guangzhou

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Buenos Aires Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677