Buenos Aires vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Buenos Aires	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1207	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2929	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$536	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$930	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$799	$3678
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	79	100
😀 Quality of life	77	96
🏙️ Population	3.12M	8.8M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 68% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4761st and 20th ($1207 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 months in London. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1226th and 12th 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	$17.2	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.81	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$396	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.08%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2734	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.58	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.43	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.71	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.96	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6078	$30567

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$938
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$747
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$653
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$1062
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$587
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$1034
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$903
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$866
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$1055
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1104
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$851
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$906
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$758
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$1028
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$927
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$947
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$904
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$1025
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$900
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$1015
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$962
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$965

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199