Buenos Aires vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3001
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$529
$427
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$743
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$736
$549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
78
😀 Quality of life
76
69
🏙️ Population
3.12M
9.94M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 23% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4692nd and 5840th ($1227 vs $1000) 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 1080th and 3677th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$4.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.63
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$548
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.36%
9.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2664
$1710
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$1827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$5.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.98
$7.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5511
$8192

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$783
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$850
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$733
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$842
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$961
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$881
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$955
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$816
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$986
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$992
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$609
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$986
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1029
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$975
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$876
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$905
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$858
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$949
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$777
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$985
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$866
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$981
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$680
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1025
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$832
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$864
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$853
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$729
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$950
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$958
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$880
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$851
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$953
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$844
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$950
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$902

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$805
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$745
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$708
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$580
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$650
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$647
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$708
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$581
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$623
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$525
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$626
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$731
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$509
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$568
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$648
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$584
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$571
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$627
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$616
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$570
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$604
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$571
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$582
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$586
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$542
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$526
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$540
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$605
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$537
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$527
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$430
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$725
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$673
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$483
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$589
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$770
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$769
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$688
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$699
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$716