Buenos Aires vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$337
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$913
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$1248
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
97
😀 Quality of life
73
76
🏙️ Population
3.06M
18.7M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 6% less expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6181st and 6006th ($809 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 16th 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 Guangzhou. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1497th and 696th 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
$11.3
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$5592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$25540

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597