Buenos Aires vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$536
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
77
74
🏙️ Population
3.12M
18.7M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 54% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4761st and 6835th ($1207 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 1226th and 2285th 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
$17.2
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$16938

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694