Buenos Aires vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$4345
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
82
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
3.12M
468K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 71% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6407th and 304th ($791 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 1.6 months in Raleigh. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 235th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Raleigh

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Buenos Aires Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$6.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$22084

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857