Buenos Aires vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2369
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$5226
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1477
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2396
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$590
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$4699
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
69
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.61M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 62% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6099th and 973rd ($909 vs $2369) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 858th 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 2 months in Phoenix. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Phoenix ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$70.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$74.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$3520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$2938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$10377

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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 Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1989
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2588
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2201
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2430
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2287
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2416
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2518
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2446
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2339
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2414
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2372
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2338
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2342
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2422
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2291
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2313
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2484
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2052
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2040
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1954
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2268
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2026
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2638
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1792
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1886
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1986
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$786
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1928
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1842
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$758
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2643
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$955
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2657