Buenos Aires vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$3710
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
35
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
3.12M
679K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 49% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 6099th and 2613th ($909 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1951st 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 El Paso. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs El Paso ranked 134th in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$3.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$7468

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352