Buenos Aires vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$860
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$2401
🏠 One person rent
$536
$405
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$719
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$93.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$912
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
84
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
3.12M
11.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 40% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 4761st and 6527th ($1207 vs $860) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 18th in China, while ranked 1226th and 3360th 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
$17.2
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.12
🥤 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
$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$566
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$39
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$8066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$4023
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$4.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$7.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$5.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$29918

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765