Buenos Aires vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$8222
🏠 One person rent
$365
$2662
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$3953
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$794
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$6298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
71
96
🏙️ Population
3.12M
8.8M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6407th and 6th ($791 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$8.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$17859

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2691
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2638
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2613
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2494
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2608
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2612
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2520
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$1956
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2622
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2400
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2464
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2612
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2433
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2351
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2338
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2521
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2684
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2653
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2422
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2638
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2695
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2615
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2660
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2627
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2614
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2698
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2534
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2404
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2737
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2784
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2694
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2465
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2447
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3028