Buenos Aires vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$337
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$2843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
73
91
🏙️ Population
3.06M
7.5M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 72% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6181st and 63rd ($809 vs $2884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 months in Hong Kong. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1497th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Hong Kong

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Buenos Aires Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$18730

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705