Buenos Aires vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$2965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$5916
🏠 One person rent
$337
$1994
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$2743
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$5561
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
89
😀 Quality of life
73
91
🏙️ Population
3.06M
1.39M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 73% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6181st and 45th ($809 vs $2965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 35th 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 Diego. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs San Diego ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 1497th and 96th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Buenos Aires vs San Diego infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Buenos Aires vs San Diego

Prices for goods and services in Buenos Aires and San Diego are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Buenos Aires San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$2176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$1693
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$3654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$2169
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$9903
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$8836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$75.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$9.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$4.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$124
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$1366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$16376

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Buenos Aires

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

Cities near San Diego

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2018
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2010
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2020
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2923
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2169
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2012
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2018
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2218
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1015
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2011
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2018
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2238
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$692
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$690
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2886
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2025
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3078
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2790
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2854
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$1983
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2927
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2627
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$2702
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2019
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2010
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2022
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2016
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$2677
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2010
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2309
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$761
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2084
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$2188
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$2009
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2184
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$2061
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2332
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2552
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2024
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2010