Buenos Aires vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2923
🏠 One person rent
$470
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1214
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$78.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$709
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
92
😀 Quality of life
74
67
🏙️ Population
3.12M
9.21M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 3% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4694th and 4604th ($1130 vs $1160) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Argentina and Mexico, respectively. Check Argentina vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 1194th and 3470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$475
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$26.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
11.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$2952
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$56.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$4.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$9034

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$800
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$741
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$814
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$849
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$704
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$770
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$828
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$742
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$787
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$747
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$820
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$761
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$696
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$745
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$752
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$858
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$632
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$825
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$760
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$981
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$788
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$821
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$826
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$983
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$770
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$608
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$485
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$638
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$635
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$717
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$693
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$724
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$725
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$700
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$574
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1139
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$634
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$667
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$804