Buenos Aires vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1139	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2758	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$496	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$854	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$430	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.9	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$797	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	78	100
😀 Quality of life	78	93
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.6M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 56% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4856th and 744th ($1139 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 660th 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 Philadelphia. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 1059th and 95th 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	$15.6	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$527	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.1	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	36.41%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2703	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1993	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.8	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.26	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.88	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.39	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.92	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.96	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.33	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.51	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.9	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$108	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$360	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5464	$15283

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886