Buenos Aires vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$5285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
71
96
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.75M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 70% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 6407th and 505th ($791 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 455th 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 2 months in Chicago. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$6.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$15494

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240