Buenos Aires vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$2042
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$4580
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
78
93
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 49% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4856th and 1375th ($1139 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1186th 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 2 months in Houston. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 1059th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$6.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$23708

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2240
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2177
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2216
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2260
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2229
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2094
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2155
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2308
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2376
41 km or 25 mi League
$2110
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2095
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2209
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2730
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2067
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1828
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1948
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2129
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2020
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1592
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1900
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1993
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1881
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1883
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2220
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2029
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1975
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1493
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2196
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2416
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2148
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2136
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2222
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2188
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2215
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2221
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2210
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2241
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2279
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2233