Buenos Aires vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Buenos Aires	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$909	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2348	$6190
🏠 One person rent	$402	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$817	$2715
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$65.6	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$433	$4036
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	79	99
😀 Quality of life	72	91
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.6M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 64% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6099th and 710th ($909 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 637th 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 Philadelphia. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Philadelphia ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Philadelphia

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	Buenos Aires	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.98	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.65	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.77	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$433	$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$322	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.8	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.4	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.31%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2462	$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1826	$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.04	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.36	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.13	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.28	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.65	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.32	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.9	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4474	$20863

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750