Boston vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$1973
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$638
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$374
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
79
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
676K
3.12M

The cost of living in Boston is 323% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 35th and 6407th ($3345 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Buenos Aires. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 83rd and 2311th 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
$22.1
$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$884
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$506
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
23.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$7.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$5.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$4.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$3.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$75
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$6679

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Buenos Aires

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