Buenos Aires vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$5582
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1419
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2230
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$694
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$4178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
71
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.61M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 49% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4647th and 1041st ($1247 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 896th 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 Phoenix. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 1053rd and 226th 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
$17.5
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$5.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$21660

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1974
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2509
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2366
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2463
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2296
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2293
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2365
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2343
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2346
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2367
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2378
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2373
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$2988
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2482
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2318
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2374
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2454
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2321
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2312
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2060
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2011
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1933
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2573
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2070
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$2011
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2818
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1767
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1865
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2153
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$771
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1924
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$950
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1654
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1835
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$876
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2817
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$994
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2804