Buenos Aires vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$5001
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1144
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1987
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$3437
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
77
😀 Quality of life
77
87
🏙️ Population
3.12M
639K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 40% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 4647th and 1839th ($1247 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1457th 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.7 months in Detroit. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Detroit ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 1053rd and 319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Detroit

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Buenos Aires Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$7.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$2423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$16262

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600