Boston vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$887
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$439
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$97
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$635
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
79
😀 Quality of life
91
74
🏙️ Population
676K
3.12M

The cost of living in Boston is 214% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 24th and 4694th ($3547 vs $1130) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Buenos Aires. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 103rd and 1194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Buenos Aires

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Boston Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$47
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$3.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$80.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
35.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$2657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$8.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$5.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$5728

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

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