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Buenos Aires vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 46.4% more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 31.0% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 8.7% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 63.9% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 64.2% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 84.2% more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. China Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	China	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.85 CN¥20.93	$11.00 ARS11,404.25	+285.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.07 CN¥37.14	$8.49 ARS8,802.01	+67.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.59	$1.47 ARS1,523.32	+200.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 CN¥2.20	$1.08 ARS1,124.38	+261.2%
Average			+203.6%

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

	China	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 CN¥11.67	$2.16 ARS2,234.27	+35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CN¥42.90	$5.19 ARS5,383.84	-11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 CN¥50.30	$5.04 ARS5,225.79	-26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 CN¥11.70	$2.31 ARS2,391.54	+44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 CN¥11.30	$2.80 ARS2,905.77	+81.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 CN¥5.59	$0.92 ARS958.31	+21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 CN¥4.20	$0.87 ARS906.83	+52.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.79	$0.61 ARS628.11	-7.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.84	$1.00 ARS1,036.35	+90.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.35	$0.43 ARS442.72	+33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.94	$0.51 ARS523.93	+26.2%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

	China	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 CN¥32.59	$3.50 ARS3,633.59	-21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.47 CN¥164.77	$11.00 ARS11,404.25	-51.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,071.53 CN¥139,845.83	$23,250.00 ARS24,104,437.50	+21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.97 CN¥29.14	$7.35 ARS7,620.11	+84.9%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 63.9% more for housing

	China	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.70 CN¥85.76	$23.79 ARS24,668.82	+103.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.33 CN¥2,407.55	$513.68 ARS532,555.02	+56.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$205.78 CN¥1,508.92	$357.39 ARS370,526.52	+73.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.46 CN¥296.67	$49.23 ARS51,042.87	+21.7%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 64.2% less for childcare

	China	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$459.70 CN¥3,370.83	$216.50 ARS224,456.38	-52.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,318.08 CN¥134,320.98	$4,476.88 ARS4,641,402.29	-75.6%
Average			-64.2%

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pay 2.7% less for entertainment and sports

	China	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 CN¥8.00	$1.80 ARS1,865.91	+65.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 CN¥22.49	$2.98 ARS3,093.80	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 CN¥23.71	$2.40 ARS2,488.20	-25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.41 CN¥303.63	$27.22 ARS28,219.19	-34.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 CN¥43.45	$5.00 ARS5,183.75	-15.6%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 84.2% more for clothing

	China	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.23 CN¥353.62	$89.58 ARS92,866.88	+85.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 CN¥232.23	$74.73 ARS77,475.43	+136.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.53 CN¥531.81	$114.08 ARS118,269.25	+57.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.53 CN¥553.87	$119.22 ARS123,599.26	+57.8%
Average			+84.2%

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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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