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China vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

China is 11.4% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% less in China
Groceries: pay 17.3% less in China
Transportation: pay 16.8% more in China
Housing: pay 36.8% less in China
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in China
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% more in China
Clothing: pay 44.2% less in China

The cost of childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in China are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in China. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in China.

China vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in China instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 63.3% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	China
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 ARS11,404.25	$2.85 CN¥20.93	-74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 ARS8,802.01	$5.07 CN¥37.14	-40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ARS1,523.32	$0.49 CN¥3.59	-66.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ARS1,124.38	$0.30 CN¥2.20	-72.3%
Average			-63.3%

Buenos Aires vs. China - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.3% less for groceries

	Buenos Aires	China
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 ARS2,234.27	$1.59 CN¥11.67	-26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 ARS5,383.84	$5.85 CN¥42.90	+12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 ARS5,225.79	$6.86 CN¥50.30	+36.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 ARS2,391.54	$1.60 CN¥11.70	-30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 ARS2,905.77	$1.54 CN¥11.30	-45.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS958.31	$0.76 CN¥5.59	-17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ARS906.83	$0.57 CN¥4.20	-34.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ARS628.11	$0.65 CN¥4.79	+7.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 ARS1,036.35	$0.52 CN¥3.84	-47.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS442.72	$0.32 CN¥2.35	-24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ARS523.93	$0.40 CN¥2.94	-20.8%
Average			-17.3%

Buenos Aires vs. China - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.8% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	China
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 ARS3,633.59	$4.44 CN¥32.59	+26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.00 ARS11,404.25	$22.47 CN¥164.77	+104.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,250.00 ARS24,104,437.50	$19,071.53 CN¥139,845.83	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ARS7,620.11	$3.97 CN¥29.14	-45.9%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 36.8% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	China
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.79 ARS24,668.82	$11.70 CN¥85.76	-50.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.68 ARS532,555.02	$328.33 CN¥2,407.55	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.39 ARS370,526.52	$205.78 CN¥1,508.92	-42.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.23 ARS51,042.87	$40.46 CN¥296.67	-17.8%
Average			-36.8%

Buenos Aires vs. China - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	China
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.50 ARS224,456.38	$459.70 CN¥3,370.83	+112.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,476.88 ARS4,641,402.29	$18,318.08 CN¥134,320.98	+309.2%
Average			+210.8%

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pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	China
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 ARS1,865.91	$1.09 CN¥8.00	-39.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 ARS3,093.80	$3.07 CN¥22.49	+2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 ARS2,488.20	$3.23 CN¥23.71	+34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.22 ARS28,219.19	$41.41 CN¥303.63	+52.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ARS5,183.75	$5.93 CN¥43.45	+18.5%
Average			+13.7%

Buenos Aires vs. China - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 44.2% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	China
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 ARS92,866.88	$48.23 CN¥353.62	-46.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.73 ARS77,475.43	$31.67 CN¥232.23	-57.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.08 ARS118,269.25	$72.53 CN¥531.81	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.22 ARS123,599.26	$75.53 CN¥553.87	-36.6%
Average			-44.2%

Buenos Aires vs. China - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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