Buenos Aires vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$365
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
97
😀 Quality of life
71
75
🏙️ Population
3.12M
18.7M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 7% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6407th and 6607th ($791 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 2311th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$18235

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620