Adelaide vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Adelaide Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1978
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4280
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1150
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$1774
$887
🍽️ Food expenses
$530
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$171
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3388
$635
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
50
79
😀 Quality of life
94
74
🏙️ Population
1.39M
3.12M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 75% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 1894th and 4694th ($1978 vs $1130) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Australia and Argentina, respectively. Check Australia vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Adelaide compared to 0.6 months in Buenos Aires. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 46th and 1194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Buenos Aires

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Adelaide Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.9
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.28
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.51
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.49
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.6
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$902
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1801
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$212
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
35.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6777
$2657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.76
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.41
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.8
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.16
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$843
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7829
$5728

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AdelaideBuenos Aires

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance City Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi Whyalla
$1795
337 km or 209 mi Mildura
$1691
377 km or 235 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
518 km or 322 mi Warrnambool
$1631
551 km or 342 mi Bendigo
$1291
555 km or 345 mi Ballarat
$1390
618 km or 384 mi Melton
$1669
623 km or 387 mi Sunbury
$1691
627 km or 390 mi Geelong
$1981
633 km or 393 mi Tarneit
$1625
636 km or 395 mi Shepparton
$1601
637 km or 396 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
655 km or 407 mi Melbourne
$2194
658 km or 409 mi South Yarra
$1620
683 km or 424 mi Dandenong
$1645
686 km or 426 mi Griffith
$1619
686 km or 426 mi Frankston
$1671
694 km or 431 mi Cranbourne
$1600
695 km or 432 mi Berwick
$1643
709 km or 440 mi Pakenham
$1654
797 km or 496 mi Traralgon
$1727
800 km or 497 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
959 km or 596 mi Canberra
$2023
971 km or 603 mi Devonport
$1768
974 km or 605 mi Dubbo
$1702
985 km or 612 mi Orange
$1511
1016 km or 631 mi Goulburn
$1616
1025 km or 637 mi Bathurst
$1538
1040 km or 646 mi Launceston
$1651
1125 km or 699 mi Wollongong
$1416
1138 km or 707 mi Blacktown
$1584
1143 km or 710 mi Kellyville
$1824
1146 km or 712 mi Parramatta
$2252
1162 km or 722 mi Hobart
$2106
1163 km or 723 mi Sydney
$2539
1173 km or 729 mi Dee Why
$2099
1234 km or 767 mi Newcastle
$1448
1318 km or 819 mi Armidale
$1185
1330 km or 826 mi Alice Springs
$1431
1387 km or 862 mi Port Macquarie
$1681

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899