Buenos Aires vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$4267
🏠 One person rent
$470
$980
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1800
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$92
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3350
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
35
😀 Quality of life
74
79
🏙️ Population
3.12M
679K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 38% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 4694th and 2363rd ($1130 vs $1813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1931st 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 0.6 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 179th in the United States, while ranked 1194th and 633rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$4.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$921
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$759
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$76.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$1815
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$47.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$5.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$36.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$6903

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near El Paso

Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$948
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1695
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1661
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$797
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1832
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1854
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$791
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1856
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$814
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$1985
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$770
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$1942
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2224
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$762
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1683
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1957
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2077
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2037
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$830
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2056
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2027
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2170
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2073
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2262
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2211
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1717
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1996
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2319
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2296
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2353
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$814
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2396
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2417
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2306
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353