Buenos Aires vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$536
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
3.12M
9.21M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 15% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4761st and 4274th ($1207 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Argentina and Mexico, respectively. Check Argentina vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1226th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Mexico City

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Buenos Aires Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$11420

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023