Buenos Aires vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$3381
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3001
$7742
🏠 One person rent
$529
$2153
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$3690
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$749
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$254
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$736
$4406
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
76
93
🏙️ Population
3.12M
3.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 64% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4692nd and 51st ($1227 vs $3381) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Los Angeles ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 1080th and 66th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$90.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$13.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.63
$8.32
 Cappuccino
$3.99
$6.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$2353
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$3254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.36%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2664
$7901
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$6794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$73.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$8.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$4.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$5.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.98
$19.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$199
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$29.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$62.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5511
$23575

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$783
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$850
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$733
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$842
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$961
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$881
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$955
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$816
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$986
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$992
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$609
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$986
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1029
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$975
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$876
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$905
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$858
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$949
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$777
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$985
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$866
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$981
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$680
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1025
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$832
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$864
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$853
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$729
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$950
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$958
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$880
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$851
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$953
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$844
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$950
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$902

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2779
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2773
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2836
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2749
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2684
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2922
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2735
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3108
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2675
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3004
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2711
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2734
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3588
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2933
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2929
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2752
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2806
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2968
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3700
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2712
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3259
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2617
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2808
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3090
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2932
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2848
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2773
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2724
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2684
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2938
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3098
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2620
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2616
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3560
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2749
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3092
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2835