Buenos Aires vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Buenos Aires	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$791	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1973	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$365	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$638	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.1	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	79	100
😀 Quality of life	71	98
🏙️ Population	3.12M	8.91M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 76% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6407th and 38th ($791 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.2 months in London. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 2311th 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	$7.12	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$440	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$884	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$506	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.5	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.2	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.96%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1774	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.15	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.13	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.97	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.36	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.24	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.82	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$75	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$202	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6679	$25471

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908