Buenos Aires vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4857
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1158
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$2113
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$4187
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
77
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
3.12M
639K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 60% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6407th and 1843rd ($791 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1594th 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 38th in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 172nd 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
$7.12
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$5.69
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$23.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$9.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$16868

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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
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614