Buenos Aires vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$4007
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
3.12M
7.41M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 67% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6099th and 379th ($909 vs $2753) 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 1789th and 205th 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
$9.98
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$22381

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623