Buenos Aires vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$402
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
72
79
🏙️ Population
3.12M
17.7M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 5% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6099th and 5948th ($909 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in Argentina and China, respectively. Check Argentina vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 1789th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618