Buenos Aires vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$470
$1305
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$2467
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$4390
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
74
91
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 50% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4694th and 1229th ($1130 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1115th 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 1.9 months in Houston. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Houston ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 1194th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$1390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$1037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$2766
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$2058
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$2714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$9.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$5.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$18964

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2182
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2108
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2087
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2196
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2028
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2097
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2232
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2311
41 km or 25 mi League
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2056
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2107
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2698
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2014
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1799
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1855
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2089
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2089
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1673
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1853
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1944
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1907
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1878
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2215
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2037
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1986
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1510
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2218
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2455
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2163
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2134
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2192
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2224
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2244
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2182
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2260
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2230
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2044
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2182