Buenos Aires vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$555
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
93
😀 Quality of life
77
73
🏙️ Population
3.12M
9.21M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 15% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4647th and 4074th ($1247 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 1053rd and 2482nd 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
$17.5
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$13182

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005