Buenos Aires vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$6197
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1388
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2468
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$4328
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
77
100
🏙️ Population
3.12M
5.35M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 52% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4761st and 893rd ($1207 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.7 months in Melbourne. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 1226th 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
$17.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$9.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$26129

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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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172