Buenos Aires vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2440
🏠 One person rent
$470
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$726
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$498
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
78
😀 Quality of life
74
65
🏙️ Population
3.12M
9.94M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 16% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4694th and 5647th ($1130 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Argentina and Peru, respectively. Check Argentina vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 1194th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Lima

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Buenos Aires Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$7764

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Buenos AiresLima

Cost of living

$349

$907

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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 Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$790
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$727
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$685
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$562
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$614
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$622
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$656
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$561
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$598
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$504
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$591
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$714
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$489
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$549
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$626
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$562
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$549
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$598
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$580
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$548
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$588
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$547
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$565
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$520
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$505
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$518
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$600
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$513
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$505
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$694
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$748
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$463
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$569
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$735
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$758
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$673
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$688
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$697