Buenos Aires vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$402
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$5777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
72
97
🏙️ Population
3.12M
8.8M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 78% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6099th and 5th ($909 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$20585

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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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108