Buenos Aires vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$555
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$938
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
77
76
🏙️ Population
3.12M
17.5M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 25% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4647th and 5618th ($1247 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 Shenzhen. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 1053rd and 1163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Shenzhen

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Buenos Aires Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$21140

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648