Buenos Aires vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$365
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$3848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
35
😀 Quality of life
71
67
🏙️ Population
3.12M
679K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 51% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 6407th and 3024th ($791 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2082nd 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 2.4 months in El Paso. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs El Paso ranked 1464th in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 4017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$11022

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353