Buenos Aires vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$4674
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1211
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1801
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$582
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$4112
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
81
😀 Quality of life
77
91
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.43M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 40% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4647th and 1833rd ($1247 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1452nd 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 2 months in San Antonio. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 1053rd and 156th 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
$17.5
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$6.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$19123

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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 San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2093
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2105
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2123
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2120
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2125
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2168
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$1944
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2475
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2151
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2149
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2141
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2110
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2003
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$1963
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1937
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1857
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1903
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$1005
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1722
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2070
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1855
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1897
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1708
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$1010
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$796
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1950
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1843
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2096
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2066
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2011
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2093
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2519
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2754
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2261
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2107
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1860
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2064
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2093