Buenos Aires vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$5455
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1267
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2011
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$4659
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 45% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4647th and 1367th ($1247 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 1053rd and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Houston

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Buenos Aires Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$148
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$22291

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

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$2142
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$2064
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$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123