Buenos Aires vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$5076
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1225
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$2140
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$3098
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
77
😀 Quality of life
78
88
🏙️ Population
3.12M
639K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 47% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 4856th and 1636th ($1139 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1374th 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 99th in the United States, while ranked 1059th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$949
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$1272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$16684

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608