Buenos Aires vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$5321
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1252
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2291
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$670
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$3968
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
79
86
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
3.12M
384K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 58% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6099th and 1420th ($909 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1234th 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 1.8 months in New Orleans. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 222nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$5.49
 Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$16.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$10192

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2092
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$1972
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1711
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1964
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1757
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1530
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2124
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2031
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2011
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1748
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1801
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2077
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1678
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1785
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1922
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1898
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1825
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1862
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1959
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1898
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1871
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2096
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2254
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1969
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2053
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1773
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2088
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$2033
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2097
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$1987
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$2053
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1960
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$2004
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$1892
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1567
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1783
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1865
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1798
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1653
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1985