Buenos Aires vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$365
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$1013
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
91
😀 Quality of life
71
72
🏙️ Population
3.12M
11.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 5% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6407th and 6270th ($791 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 2311th and 2093rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$5.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$26569

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740