Buenos Aires vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$7751
🏠 One person rent
$496
$2151
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$3720
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$750
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$4549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
78
99
😀 Quality of life
78
94
🏙️ Population
3.12M
3.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 66% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4856th and 65th ($1139 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 1059th and 74th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$8.27
 Cappuccino
$4.02
$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$168
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$26874

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927