Buenos Aires vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$1885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$4427
🏠 One person rent
$337
$1147
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$1880
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$4562
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
83
😀 Quality of life
73
92
🏙️ Population
3.06M
1.43M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 57% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6181st and 1996th ($809 vs $1885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1832nd 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 2.4 months in San Antonio. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs San Antonio ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 1497th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs San Antonio

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Buenos Aires San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$54.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$9.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$884
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
5.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$4215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$3514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$8.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$7.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$1286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$19578

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2016
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2019
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$1735
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2021
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$1762
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2015
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1722
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2672
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2024
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2352
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2021
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2237
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2022
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$1566
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2007
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2015
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$561
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1603
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$1883
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$2013
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1581
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1487
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$695
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$534
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$2013
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1663
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2006
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$1778
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$1877
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2024
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1980
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2013
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$1945
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2141
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2311
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1813
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2028
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2008