Buenos Aires vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Buenos Aires	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$402	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.6	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$433	$3947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	79	81
😀 Quality of life	72	89
🏙️ Population	3.12M	577K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 56% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6099th and 1688th ($909 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1442nd in Argentina and the United States, respectively. Check Argentina vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Milwaukee

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	Buenos Aires	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.98	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.31%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2462	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1826	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.04	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.36	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.65	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4474	$24309

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$672
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$808
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$620
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$783
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$770
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$777
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$773
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$540
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$717
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$777
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$779
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$481
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$764
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$790
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$756
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$766
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$801
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$812
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$769
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$672
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$760
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$752
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$771
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$627
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$751
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$801
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$748
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$740
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$683
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$759
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$749
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$728
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$748
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$757
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$721
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$754
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$767
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$742

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392