Buenos Aires vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$4931
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2192
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$4224
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
81
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.43M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 59% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6099th and 1380th ($909 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1203rd 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 1.9 months in San Antonio. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$6.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2155
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2172
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2156
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2177
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2226
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2223
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2071
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2473
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2232
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2250
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2211
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2145
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2194
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2231
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$2075
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$2006
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$2037
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$734
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1749
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2186
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1885
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$2024
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1856
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$765
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$545
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1890
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1764
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2151
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2223
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2164
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2143
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$2734
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2692
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2248
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2093
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1798
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2080
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2137