Buenos Aires vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$4936
🏠 One person rent
$470
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$2122
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3270
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
77
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
3.12M
639K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 45% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 4694th and 1678th ($1130 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1488th 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.6 months in Detroit. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 1194th and 315th 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
$14.4
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$5.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$16893

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Detroit

Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2070
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2086
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1786
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2017
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2102
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1957
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2071
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1936
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2093
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2062
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2022
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2175
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2083
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2030
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2087
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$2032
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1724
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2059
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$2040
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1940
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1963
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2065
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2077
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2081
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2390
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2019
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2288
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1837
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1706
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2238
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1778
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1593
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1607
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1943
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1527