Buenos Aires vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2503
🏠 One person rent
$555
$466
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$632
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
77
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
3.12M
9.94M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 21% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4647th and 5300th ($1247 vs $1034) 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 1053rd and 3484th 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
$17.5
$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$11057

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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

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$820
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$771
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$730
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$598
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$571
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$641
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$725
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$604
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$621
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$527
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$612
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$811
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$524
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$583
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$631
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$626
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$611
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$670
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$617
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$670
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$589
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$589
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$651
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$558
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$593
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$559
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$705
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$660
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$459
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$745
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$686
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$577
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$815
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$829
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$691
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$694
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731