Buenos Aires vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$402
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$5772
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
79
87
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.39M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 73% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6099th and 45th ($909 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$21468

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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 Diego

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647