Buenos Aires vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$402
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
90
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
3.12M
13.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 28% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6099th and 6862nd ($909 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 1789th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$16590

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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
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618