Buenos Aires vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2415
🏠 One person rent
$402
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$786
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1129
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
91
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
3.12M
11.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 8% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6099th and 6287th ($909 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 1789th and 2189th 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
$9.98
$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$22679

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774