Buenos Aires vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3001
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$529
$331
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$583
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$736
$1249
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
97
😀 Quality of life
76
76
🏙️ Population
3.12M
18.7M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 61% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4692nd and 6838th ($1227 vs $761) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Argentina and China, respectively. Check Argentina vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 1080th and 1232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.63
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$57
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.36%
4.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2664
$9539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$3858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$4.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.98
$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$40.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$69.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5511
$16109

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$783
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$850
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$733
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$842
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$961
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$881
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$955
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$816
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$986
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$992
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$609
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$986
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1029
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$975
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$876
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$905
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$858
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$949
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$777
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$985
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$866
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$981
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$680
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1025
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$832
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$864
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$853
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$729
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$950
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$958
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$880
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$851
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$953
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$844
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$950
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$902

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$664
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$818
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$789
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$514
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$661
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$825
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$906
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1715
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$820
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2403
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2613
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$762
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$813
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$884
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$756
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$929
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$763
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$772
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$733
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$575
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$450
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$732
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$667
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$588
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$690
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$540
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$615
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$577
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$600
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$598
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$654
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694