Buenos Aires vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$826
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$2298
🏠 One person rent
$496
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$641
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$882
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
91
😀 Quality of life
78
72
🏙️ Population
3.12M
11.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 38% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4856th and 6563rd ($1139 vs $826) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 20th 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 Hangzhou. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Hangzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 1059th and 2980th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Hangzhou

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Buenos Aires Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$855
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$55.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$7830
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$4289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$6.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$7.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$411
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$28925

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753