Buenos Aires vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$6072
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1749
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$3066
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$1241
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
77
82
🏙️ Population
3.12M
7.41M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 55% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 4761st and 621st ($1207 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and China, respectively. Check Argentina vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1226th and 632nd 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
$17.2
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$6.97
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$22890

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$674
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1718
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$534
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$666
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$621
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$848
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$782
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$943
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$611
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$844
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$765
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$807
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$832
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$896
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$589
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$807
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$465
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$673
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$816
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$760
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$789
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$790
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$769
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$814
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$730
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$738
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$698
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$696
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$723
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$694
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$699
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$903
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$608