Buenos Aires vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$470
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
74
80
🏙️ Population
3.12M
17.7M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 23% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4694th and 5950th ($1130 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Argentina and China, respectively. Check Argentina vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1194th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609