Buenos Aires vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$496
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
78
96
😀 Quality of life
78
78
🏙️ Population
3.12M
17.5M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 30% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4856th and 6334th ($1139 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 17th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1059th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$22402

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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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634