Buenos Aires vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$365
$286
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$615
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$65.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$1041
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
90
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
3.12M
13.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 15% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6407th and 6886th ($791 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 104th 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 1.5 months in Tianjin. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Tianjin ranked 8th in China, while ranked 2311th and 1662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$4.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$43
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$65.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$7346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$2792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$3.94
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$2.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$9.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$13.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$70.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$16123

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$667
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$733
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$650
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$607
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$772
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$633
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$677
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$583
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1065
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$713
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$633
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$587
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$594
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$678
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$637
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$466
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$572
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$643
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$539
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$592
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$621
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$549
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$650
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$506
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$700
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$555
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$569
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$545
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$598
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$525
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$633
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$570
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$587
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$538
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$525
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$600