Buenos Aires vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$1231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2758	$2814
🏠 One person rent	$496	$681
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$1180
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$322
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$797	$352
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	78	56
😀 Quality of life	78	55
🏙️ Population	3.12M	3.78M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 8% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 4856th and 4637th ($1139 vs $1231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Argentina and South Africa, respectively. Check Argentina vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Cape Town ranked 5th in South Africa, while ranked 1059th and 6312th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Cape Town

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	Buenos Aires	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$761
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$513
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.41%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2703	$1957
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$1290
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$28.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.92	$5.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.51	$7.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5464	$4978

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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

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857