Albuquerque vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$638
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$374
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
27
79
😀 Quality of life
79
71
🏙️ Population
565K
3.12M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 182% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 1221st and 6407th ($2227 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 1st in the United States and Argentina, respectively. Check the United States vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Buenos Aires. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 525th and 2311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.66
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
23.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$4.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$6679

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$2112
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$1692
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$1818
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1567
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$1618
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1792
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1613
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1696
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2411
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1798
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2287
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1687
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2004
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1860
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1710
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1916
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2340
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2355
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$881
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2096
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2368
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$2042
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2392
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2425
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2105
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2374
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2321
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2459

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605