Buenos Aires vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$5218
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1517
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$2491
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$4557
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
69
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.61M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 67% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6407th and 864th ($791 vs $2390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 780th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Phoenix ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 127th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$69
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$5.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2542
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$73.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$3451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$2894
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$65.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$4.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$977
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$10488

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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
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$2339
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2459
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2405
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2381
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2315
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2425
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2485
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2428
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2347
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2427
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2392
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2368
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2340
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2379
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2414
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2341
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2324
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2275
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2105
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2096
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$2042
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2004
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2076
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2692
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1828
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$2008
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2043
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$874
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1941
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1886
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$865
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2687
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1054
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2706