Buenos Aires vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$2552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$5826
🏠 One person rent
$337
$1613
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$2736
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$594
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$5226
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
68
😀 Quality of life
73
90
🏙️ Population
3.06M
1.61M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 68% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6181st and 151st ($809 vs $2552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 126th 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 25th in the United States, while ranked 1497th and 116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Phoenix

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Buenos Aires Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$1572
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$1362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$2876
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$2351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$80.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
4.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$2611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$2370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$64.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$9.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$5.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$35.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$160
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$959
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$25973

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2088
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2025
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2379
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2184
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2024
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2315
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2133
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2023
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2278
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2595
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2373
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2020
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$1900
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2018
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2071
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2073
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2008
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2015
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$1947
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2019
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2024
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2017
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2023
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1555
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2235
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2009
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1959
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2019
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1552
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1982
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$1905
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$564
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$2012
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$580
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1652
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1785
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$691
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2009
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$747
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2014