Buenos Aires vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$8266
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1974
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$4255
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$783
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$5741
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
97
😀 Quality of life
71
93
🏙️ Population
3.12M
441K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 75% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6407th and 85th ($791 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd 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 8th in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 61st 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
$7.12
$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$180
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$19305

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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
4.1 km or 2.5 mi Alameda
$3358
8 km or 5 mi Berkeley
$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi Albany
$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi San Leandro
$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi El Cerrito
$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi San Francisco
$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi Lafayette
$2840
17 km or 11 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Richmond
$3042
19 km or 12 mi Castro Valley
$2881
20 km or 12 mi San Pablo
$3046
20 km or 12 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
21 km or 13 mi Hayward
$2660
22 km or 14 mi Danville
$2929
22 km or 14 mi South San Francisco
$3130
23 km or 14 mi Daly
$3133
24 km or 15 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
24 km or 15 mi San Ramon
$2860
24 km or 15 mi Hercules
$2968
25 km or 15 mi San Bruno
$3147
26 km or 16 mi Millbrae
$3163
26 km or 16 mi Burlingame
$3219
26 km or 16 mi Martinez
$2697
28 km or 17 mi Concord
$2947
28 km or 17 mi Foster
$3518
28 km or 17 mi San Mateo
$3583
29 km or 18 mi Pacifica
$3135
29 km or 18 mi Union
$2922
30 km or 19 mi Benicia
$2824
31 km or 19 mi Dublin
$3109
31 km or 19 mi San Rafael
$4148
32 km or 20 mi Belmont
$3567
33 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Vallejo
$2900
35 km or 22 mi Newark
$3003
35 km or 22 mi Pleasanton
$3644
35 km or 22 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Fremont
$3186
38 km or 24 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
39 km or 24 mi Menlo Park
$3313