Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 20.6% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.17
CN¥30.19
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.57
CN¥40.26
|
$8.49
ARS8,466.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$1.47
ARS1,465.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.24
|
$1.08
ARS1,081.51
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.37
|
$2.16
ARS2,149.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.31
CN¥52.85
|
$5.19
ARS5,178.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
CN¥51.86
|
$5.04
ARS5,026.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
CN¥12.57
|
$2.31
ARS2,300.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.53
CN¥11.07
|
$2.80
ARS2,794.99
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.63
|
$0.92
ARS921.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CN¥5.14
|
$0.87
ARS872.26
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CN¥6.41
|
$0.61
ARS604.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.21
|
$1.00
ARS996.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.66
|
$0.43
ARS425.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
CN¥3.41
|
$0.51
ARS503.95
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
CN¥31.53
|
$3.50
ARS3,495.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.40
CN¥241.53
|
$11.00
ARS10,969.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,872.18
CN¥150,958.03
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,185,473.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.59
CN¥33.21
|
$7.35
ARS7,329.60
|
|
pay 6.0% more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.28
CN¥96.07
|
$23.79
ARS23,728.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$929.88
CN¥6,725.34
|
$513.68
ARS512,251.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$492.44
CN¥3,561.59
|
$357.39
ARS356,400.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.04
CN¥304.06
|
$49.23
ARS49,096.90
|
|
pay 76.0% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$763.49
CN¥5,521.97
|
$216.50
ARS215,899.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,913.01
CN¥165,718.37
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,464,452.21
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
CN¥8.05
|
$1.80
ARS1,794.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
CN¥26.06
|
$2.98
ARS2,975.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.48
CN¥25.16
|
$2.40
ARS2,393.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.46
CN¥473.41
|
$27.22
ARS27,143.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
CN¥60.38
|
$5.00
ARS4,986.12
|
|
pay 51.5% more for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.65
CN¥453.15
|
$89.58
ARS89,326.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.69
CN¥250.87
|
$74.73
ARS74,521.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.45
CN¥603.57
|
$114.08
ARS113,760.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.64
CN¥778.48
|
$119.22
ARS118,887.13
|
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