Buenos Aires vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$5424
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1311
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$2255
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$641
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$4843
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
83
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
3.12M
430K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 65% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6407th and 1193rd ($791 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1071st 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Minneapolis ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Minneapolis

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Buenos Aires Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$6.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1065
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$9.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$7.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$1651
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$24407

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi Golden Valley
$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi St. Louis Park
$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Crystal
$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Roseville
$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi Richfield
$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi Brooklyn Center
$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi New Hope
$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi New Brighton
$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi Fridley
$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi Edina
$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi Brooklyn Park
$2408
14 km or 9 mi Saint Paul
$2094
14 km or 9 mi Shoreview
$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi Plymouth
$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi Coon Rapids
$2490
17 km or 10 mi Bloomington
$2253
18 km or 11 mi Maple Grove
$2357
20 km or 12 mi Minnetonka
$2346
20 km or 12 mi Eagan
$2166
20 km or 12 mi Blaine
$2457
21 km or 13 mi South St. Paul
$2101
21 km or 13 mi Eden Prairie
$2438
22 km or 14 mi Maplewood
$2093
23 km or 14 mi Savage
$2272
23 km or 14 mi Inver Grove Heights
$2132
23 km or 15 mi White Bear Lake
$2215
24 km or 15 mi Burnsville
$2206
24 km or 15 mi Oakdale
$2102
24 km or 15 mi Lino Lakes
$2332
25 km or 15 mi Chanhassen
$2378
25 km or 16 mi Champlin
$2521
27 km or 17 mi Woodbury
$2073
28 km or 17 mi Andover
$2489
28 km or 17 mi Apple Valley
$2140
29 km or 18 mi Shakopee
$2340
29 km or 18 mi Rosemount
$2173
31 km or 19 mi Cottage Grove
$2138
32 km or 20 mi Prior Lake
$2264
34 km or 21 mi Chaska
$2332
34 km or 21 mi Ramsey
$2690