Buenos Aires vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1374
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2201
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$624
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$4362
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
82
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
3.12M
468K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 45% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4647th and 1363rd ($1247 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 1053rd and 219th 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
$17.5
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$5.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$127
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$24243

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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 Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729