Buenos Aires vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$4054
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
3.12M
7.41M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 70% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6407th and 503rd ($791 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 2311th and 168th 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
$7.12
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$6.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$20363

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611