Buenos Aires vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$7625
🏠 One person rent
$365
$2019
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$3688
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$715
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$6398
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
71
94
🏙️ Population
3.12M
3.9M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6407th and 72nd ($791 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 60th 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$8.42
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$31623

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862