Buenos Aires vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$337
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$1239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
73
74
🏙️ Population
3.06M
12.5M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 35% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6181st and 4019th ($809 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Argentina and Russia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1 months in Moscow. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1497th and 1168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Moscow

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Buenos Aires Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$10113

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520