Buenos Aires vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$4015
🏠 One person rent
$496
$981
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1643
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$3306
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
35
😀 Quality of life
78
81
🏙️ Population
3.12M
679K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 36% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 4856th and 2820th ($1139 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1979th 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 1.9 months in El Paso. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs El Paso ranked 206th in the United States, while ranked 1059th and 665th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$961
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1647
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$1780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$7.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$5.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$62.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$91.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$6990

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$945
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1842
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1602
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1750
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$850
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1809
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1896
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$813
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1880
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$944
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1612
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$1964
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1015
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2054
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2224
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$895
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2150
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1940
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2095
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2046
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1784
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$727
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2060
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2021
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2204
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2084
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2245
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2235
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1912
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2151
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2466
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2491
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2403
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$3031
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$2024
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$982
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2407
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2447
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2349
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2371