Buenos Aires vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$555
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
77
77
🏙️ Population
3.12M
18.7M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 59% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4647th and 6854th ($1247 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1053rd and 1149th 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
$17.5
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711