Buenos Aires vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2281
🏠 One person rent
$470
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$751
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$372
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
95
😀 Quality of life
74
62
🏙️ Population
3.12M
6.21M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 23% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4694th and 5954th ($1130 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 1194th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$10819

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$718
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$614
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$622
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$769
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$562
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$587
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$546
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$632
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$474
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$522
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$537
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$589
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$636
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$584
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$462
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$482
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$572
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$642
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$595
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$487
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$631
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$599
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$563
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$603
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$584
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$505
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$536
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$588
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$518
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$593
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$581
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$584
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$599
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$523
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$602
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$605
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$503
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$449
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$705
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$562