Buenos Aires vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$5984
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1542
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2792
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$4931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
82
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
3.12M
468K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 63% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6099th and 806th ($909 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 719th 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 Raleigh. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$22229

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2383
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1859
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2228
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2217
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2137
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2158
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2146
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2212
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2141
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2105
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2057
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2043
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1697
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2122
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2054
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2110
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1791
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2012
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2099
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2060
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2026
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2110
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2094
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2162
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2076
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2105
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$1882
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1972
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1917
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2081
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2119
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1705
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2146
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2022
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2135
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2299
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2194
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2288
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1753