Buenos Aires vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$1104
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
79
96
😀 Quality of life
77
72
🏙️ Population
3.12M
13.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 26% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 4647th and 3277th ($1247 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Russia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 1053rd and 2774th 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
$17.5
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$20160

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749