Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 49.4% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,198.00
|
$4.17
CN¥30.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,642.82
|
$5.57
CN¥40.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,495.77
|
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,104.04
|
$0.31
CN¥2.25
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,193.86
|
$1.43
CN¥10.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,286.48
|
$7.31
CN¥53.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,131.28
|
$7.17
CN¥52.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,348.29
|
$1.74
CN¥12.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,853.21
|
$1.53
CN¥11.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS940.98
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS890.43
|
$0.71
CN¥5.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS616.75
|
$0.89
CN¥6.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,017.60
|
$0.58
CN¥4.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS434.71
|
$0.37
CN¥2.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS514.45
|
$0.47
CN¥3.43
|
|
pay 45.1% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,567.88
|
$4.36
CN¥31.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,198.00
|
$33.40
CN¥242.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,668,500.00
|
$20,872.18
CN¥151,868.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,482.30
|
$4.59
CN¥33.41
|
|
pay 15.0% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS24,222.67
|
$13.28
CN¥96.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS522,923.57
|
$929.88
CN¥6,765.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS363,825.41
|
$492.44
CN¥3,583.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS50,119.74
|
$42.04
CN¥305.89
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS220,397.00
|
$763.49
CN¥5,555.26
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,557,460.85
|
$22,913.01
CN¥166,717.38
|
|
pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,832.16
|
$1.11
CN¥8.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,037.85
|
$3.60
CN¥26.22
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,443.20
|
$3.48
CN¥25.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,708.84
|
$65.46
CN¥476.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,090.00
|
$8.35
CN¥60.75
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Beijing
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS91,187.35
|
$62.65
CN¥455.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS76,074.25
|
$34.69
CN¥252.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS116,130.31
|
$83.45
CN¥607.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS121,363.92
|
$107.64
CN¥783.17
|
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