Buenos Aires vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1227
$1357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3001
$3262
🏠 One person rent
$529
$793
🏘️ Family rent
$901
$1399
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.7
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$736
$1696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
76
76
🏙️ Population
3.12M
13.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 10% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4692nd and 4389th ($1227 vs $1357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Argentina and Russia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1080th and 1259th 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
$15
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.1
$48
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.63
$4.21
 Cappuccino
$3.99
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.19
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
$1113
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1058
$2020
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$86.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.9
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.36%
24.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2664
$9079
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1963
$3921
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$6.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.33
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$3.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$15.1
$6.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.98
$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$334
$690
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5511
$14780

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$783
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$850
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$733
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$842
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$961
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$881
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$955
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$816
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$986
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$992
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$609
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$986
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1029
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$975
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$876
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$905
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$858
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$949
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$777
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$985
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$866
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$981
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$680
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1025
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$832
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$864
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$853
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$729
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$950
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$958
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$880
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$851
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$953
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$844
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$950
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$902

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1010
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1029
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$953
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$969
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$936
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$815
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1002
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$903
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$821
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$594
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$734
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$859
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$671
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$670
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$689
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$628
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$803
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$666
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$720
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$562
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$577
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$489
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$915
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$580
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$662
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$659
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$507
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$849
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$553
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$501
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$501
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$736
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$553
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$465
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$494
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$756
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$745