Buenos Aires vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$402
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
97
😀 Quality of life
72
75
🏙️ Population
3.12M
18.7M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 19% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6099th and 6602nd ($909 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1789th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671