Buenos Aires vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$555	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$4482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	79	99
😀 Quality of life	77	93
🏙️ Population	3.12M	3.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 64% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4647th and 62nd ($1247 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 47th in Argentina and the United States, respectively. Check Argentina vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 1053rd and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Los Angeles

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	Buenos Aires	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$23685

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$955
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$788
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$970
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$914
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$693
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$1035
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$610
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1082
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$920
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$872
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$1001
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$863
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$920
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$784
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$977
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$939
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$948
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$923
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$972
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$961
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$923
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$959
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$948

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000