Buenos Aires vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$536
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$4258
😷 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 4761st and 72nd ($1207 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 52nd 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 1226th and 55th 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
$17.2
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$8.85
 Cappuccino
$3.97
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$18.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$28004

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974