Buenos Aires vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$402
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
3.12M
24.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 20% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6099th and 4780th ($909 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1789th and 571st 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
$9.98
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$31401

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774