Buenos Aires vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$5590
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1286
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$2187
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$561
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$315
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$4060
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
100
😀 Quality of life
78
100
🏙️ Population
3.12M
5.35M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 51% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4856th and 1249th ($1139 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th in Argentina and Australia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1059th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Melbourne

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Buenos Aires Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$8.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$3.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1055
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1808
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$48.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$7072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$5978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$3.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$4.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$27.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1948
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$22799

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1681
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1736
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1768
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1738
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1728
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1706
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1674
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1725
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2058
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1464
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1362
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1813
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1662
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1718
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1786
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1667
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1660
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2019
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1771
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1678
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2127
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1364
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1568
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1580
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2117
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1599
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1747
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2292
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1888
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2640
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2181
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1839
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1911
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1184
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988