Buenos Aires vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1739
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$595
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$3236
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
34
😀 Quality of life
77
85
🏙️ Population
3.12M
679K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 34% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 4761st and 2753rd ($1207 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs El Paso ranked 154th in the United States, while ranked 1226th and 472nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs El Paso

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Buenos Aires El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$817
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$62.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$1787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$6914

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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

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1002
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1876
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1641
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1734
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$896
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1855
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1928
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$863
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1924
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1008
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2026
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$1055
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2040
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2231
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$953
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$2045
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1930
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2110
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2059
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1724
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$776
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2050
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2216
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2089
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2190
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2220
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1934
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2140
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2444
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2490
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2366
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$3022
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$2023
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$1087
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2418
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2381
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2396
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2384