Buenos Aires vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$555	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$5389
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	79	100
😀 Quality of life	77	95
🏙️ Population	3.12M	8.8M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 70% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4647th and 4th ($1247 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.3 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 1053rd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs New York City

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	Buenos Aires	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$21713

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192