Buenos Aires vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$2032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$4925
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1105
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1878
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$3072
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
77
😀 Quality of life
77
88
🏙️ Population
3.12M
639K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 41% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 4761st and 1947th ($1207 vs $2032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Detroit ranked 95th in the United States, while ranked 1226th and 318th 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
$17.2
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$66.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$6.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$1602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$6.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$88.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$19339

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1993
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1939
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1758
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1909
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1969
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1820
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1943
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1907
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1946
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1926
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2030
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1915
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1905
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1941
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1876
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1926
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1968
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1837
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1920
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1972
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1945
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1944
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2004
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2181
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1940
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1796
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1913
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1701
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2285
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1843
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1624
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1635
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1957
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1619