Buenos Aires vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$470
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$4771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
3.12M
3.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 65% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4694th and 80th ($1130 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 1194th and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919