Buenos Aires vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$5530
🏠 One person rent
$470
$1484
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$2447
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$4749
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
82
😀 Quality of life
74
88
🏙️ Population
3.12M
468K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 53% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4694th and 972nd ($1130 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 1194th and 221st 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
$14.4
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$5.88
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$21914

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682