Buenos Aires vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2628
🏠 One person rent
$402
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1545
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
55
😀 Quality of life
72
59
🏙️ Population
3.12M
3.78M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 19% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6099th and 4849th ($909 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Argentina and South Africa, respectively. Check Argentina vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 1789th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$4270

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Cape Town

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790