Buenos Aires vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$7791
🏠 One person rent
$496
$2034
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$3588
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$877
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$5482
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
97
😀 Quality of life
78
95
🏙️ Population
3.12M
441K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 65% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 4856th and 90th ($1139 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.7 months in Oakland. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 1059th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$7.55
 Cappuccino
$4.02
$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$22.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$178
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$18326

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3255
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2950
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3026
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2957
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3014
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2826
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$3818
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3227
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3223
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2850
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2858
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3230
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3285
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3317
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2910
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2764
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3634
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3756
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3218
29 km or 18 mi Union
$3045
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2823
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3070
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$3797
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3553
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2381
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3133
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3462
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3328
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3359