Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 30.2% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Argentina instead of China, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
China
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.83
|
$8.59
ARS8,780.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
$6.73
ARS6,876.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
$1.32
ARS1,350.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$1.00
ARS1,024.57
|
|
pay 19.8% more for groceries
|
China
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
$1.43
ARS1,459.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
$3.84
ARS3,919.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
$4.28
ARS4,372.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
$1.79
ARS1,830.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
$2.64
ARS2,698.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
$0.91
ARS925.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
$0.85
ARS866.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
$0.64
ARS658.37
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
$1.01
ARS1,028.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.46
ARS473.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
$0.46
ARS466.88
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
|
China
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
$3.66
ARS3,741.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
$13.28
ARS13,567.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
$28,930.00
ARS29,563,205.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
$9.90
ARS10,112.85
|
|
pay 17.3% more for housing
|
China
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
$19.37
ARS19,790.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
$303.40
ARS310,044.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
$221.72
ARS226,568.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
$41.92
ARS42,840.96
|
|
pay 73.3% less for childcare
|
China
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
$173.69
ARS177,489.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
$2,841.72
ARS2,903,917.37
|
|
pay 13.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
$1.81
ARS1,848.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
$2.09
ARS2,132.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
$2.36
ARS2,409.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
$18.92
ARS19,331.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
$4.76
ARS4,868.02
|
|
pay 66.1% more for clothing
|
China
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
$79.59
ARS81,335.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
$69.14
ARS70,656.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
$107.64
ARS109,994.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
$100.20
ARS102,389.64
|
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