Atlanta vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$2758
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$854
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$430
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$797
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	91	78
🏙️ Population	499K	3.12M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 132% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 647th and 4856th ($2641 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 3rd 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 Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Buenos Aires. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 179th and 1059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Buenos Aires

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	Atlanta	Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$53
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$3.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	36.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$2703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$1993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$5.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$108
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$5464

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$770
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$879
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$715
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$859
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$949
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$949
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$641
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$811
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$983
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$990
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$590
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$981
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1032
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$968
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$871
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$895
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$844
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$946
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$766
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$981
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$858
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$980
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$661
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$817
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$859
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$848
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$710
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$951
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$959
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$874
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$886
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$846
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$954
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$935
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$841
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$947
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$906
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$897