Buenos Aires vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$555
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
77
76
🏙️ Population
3.12M
24.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 9% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4647th and 4880th ($1247 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 1053rd and 1178th 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
$17.5
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789