Buenos Aires vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1165
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1995
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$4156
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
77
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
3.12M
639K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 55% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6099th and 1856th ($909 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 216th 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
$9.98
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$16775

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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
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614