Buenos Aires vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$496
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
78
77
🏙️ Population
3.12M
24.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 0.9% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4856th and 4879th ($1139 vs $1128) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th 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 0.8 months in Shanghai. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1059th and 1383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Shanghai

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Buenos Aires Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753