Buenos Aires vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$2437
🏠 One person rent
$402
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$444
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
77
😀 Quality of life
72
64
🏙️ Population
3.12M
9.94M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 8% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6099th and 5792nd ($909 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Peru, respectively. Check Argentina vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 1789th and 4404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$8320

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722