Buenos Aires vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$1040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$2534
🏠 One person rent
$496
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$771
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$592
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
79
😀 Quality of life
78
71
🏙️ Population
3.12M
9.94M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 9% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4856th and 5274th ($1139 vs $1040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1059th and 3631st among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$4.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$972
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$1901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$1809
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$196
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$8454

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$838
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$775
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$737
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$604
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$676
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$655
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$732
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$595
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$654
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$531
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$655
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$730
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$527
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$589
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$681
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$607
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$598
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$667
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$613
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$609
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$624
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$594
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$609
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$648
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$563
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$596
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$638
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$601
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$704
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$656
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$445
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$748
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$654
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$582
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$587
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$763
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$780
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$675
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$681
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$745