Buenos Aires vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$4826
🏠 One person rent
$470
$1209
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$2134
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$4114
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
81
😀 Quality of life
74
91
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.43M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 44% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4694th and 1745th ($1130 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st 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 0.6 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 20th in the United States, while ranked 1194th and 117th 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
$14.4
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$6.38
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2132
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2148
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2182
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2182
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2224
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2223
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2152
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2455
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2244
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2260
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2218
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2163
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2192
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2215
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2066
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2044
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1969
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1986
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$726
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1767
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2134
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1877
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1964
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1646
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$759
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$625
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1944
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1853
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2107
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2230
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2028
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2087
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2732
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2089
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2698
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2265
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2093
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1799
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2108
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2133