Buenos Aires vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$3866
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
81
😀 Quality of life
71
90
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.43M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 64% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6407th and 1242nd ($791 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1113th 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 1.7 months in San Antonio. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$19044

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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 San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108