Buenos Aires vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Buenos Aires	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2758	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$496	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$797	$4336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	78	99
🏙️ Population	3.12M	8.8M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 70% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4856th and 8th ($1139 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Argentina and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Argentina vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.1 months in London. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1059th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs London

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	Buenos Aires	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.41%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2703	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.92	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.51	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5464	$27583

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165