Buenos Aires vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$365
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
90
😀 Quality of life
71
66
🏙️ Population
3.12M
9.21M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 39% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6407th and 4206th ($791 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Argentina and Mexico, respectively. Check Argentina vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 2311th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$10204

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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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881