Buenos Aires vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$7799
🏠 One person rent
$555
$2094
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$3648
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$836
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$5290
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
97
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
3.12M
441K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 62% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 4647th and 95th ($1247 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 1053rd and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Oakland

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Buenos Aires Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$7.96
 Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$3291
🔌 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
$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$22.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$179
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$20453

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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 Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3559
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2906
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3102
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2968
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3086
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2822
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3873
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3252
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3264
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2848
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2893
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3261
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3276
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3310
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2905
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2748
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3588
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3797
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3245
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3075
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2804
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3088
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4178
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3577
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3357
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2393
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3234
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3486
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3728
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3616
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3357