Buenos Aires vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$536
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
77
75
🏙️ Population
3.12M
24.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 7% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4761st and 4971st ($1207 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1226th and 1655th 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
$17.2
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$27781

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765