Buenos Aires vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$8584
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1954
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$4358
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$833
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$5746
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
97
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
3.12M
441K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 71% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6099th and 91st ($909 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 38th 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
$9.98
$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$181
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$27655

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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

Cities near Oakland

Distance City Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3274
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2831
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3053
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2931
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3048
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2981
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2922
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3170
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3180
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2851
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2949
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3196
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3224
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3293
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2714
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2726
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3473
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3672
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3152
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2986
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2845
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3091
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4155
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3804
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2885
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3010
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3578
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3159
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3288