Buenos Aires vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Buenos Aires	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1130	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2837	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$470	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$887	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	79	100
😀 Quality of life	74	99
🏙️ Population	3.12M	8.8M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 66% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4694th and 58th ($1130 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.3 months in London. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 1194th and 4th 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	$14.4	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.9	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.01%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2657	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1964	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.96	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.89	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.55	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.04	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5728	$26090

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$979
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$741
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$939
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$924
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$643
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$938
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$552
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$963
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$935
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$849
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$952
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$938
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$964
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$966
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$859
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$853
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$928
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$877
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$889
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$865
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$921
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$920
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$863
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$928
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$915
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$899

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009