Boston vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Boston Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2758
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$797
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
78
😀 Quality of life
94
78
🏙️ Population
676K
3.12M

The cost of living in Boston is 221% more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 27th and 4856th ($3652 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Buenos Aires. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 71st and 1059th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Boston vs Buenos Aires infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Boston vs Buenos Aires

Prices for goods and services in Boston and Buenos Aires are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Boston Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$53
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$3.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
36.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$2703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$1993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$7.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$5.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$5464

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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