Buenos Aires vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$6807
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$3056
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$4901
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
72
96
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.75M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 66% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6099th and 483rd ($909 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 425th in Argentina and the United States, respectively. Check Argentina vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$7.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$19423

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2424
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2375
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2376
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2177
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2307
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2344
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2352
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2326
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2367
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2412
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2393
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2292
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2305
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2360
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2358
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2292
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2268
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2292
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2293
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2296
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2224
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1975
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2276
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2392
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2363
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2276
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2380
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2290
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2269
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2280
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2134
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2331
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2002
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2274
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2357