Buenos Aires vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$365
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$410
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
77
😀 Quality of life
71
64
🏙️ Population
3.12M
9.94M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 15% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6407th and 5780th ($791 vs $932) 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 2311th and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$7186

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731