Buenos Aires vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Buenos Aires | San Francisco | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 71% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4694th and 7th ($1130 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 1194th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.
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| Buenos Aires | San Francisco | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Buenos Aires
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi |  Villa Dominico | |
| 11 km or 7 mi | Lanus | |
| 13 km or 7.9 mi | Wilde | |
| 13 km or 8.1 mi | Remedios de Escalada | |
| 14 km or 8.7 mi | Caseros | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Florida Este | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Ciudad Madero | |
| 14 km or 8.9 mi | Bernal | |
| 15 km or 9.4 mi | Monte Chingolo | |
| 15 km or 9.6 mi | Lomas del Mirador | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | La Tablada | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Quilmes | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Ramos Mejia | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | San Justo | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | El Palomar | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Temperley | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Lomas de Zamora | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | San Isidro | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Ciudad Evita | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | San Francisco Solano | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Villa Luzuriaga | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Rafael Calzada | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | Isidro Casanova | |
| 22 km or 13 mi | Ezpeleta | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Moron | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | San Fernando de la Buena Vista | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Florencio Varela | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Burzaco | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Berazategui | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Gregorio de Laferrere | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Rafael Castillo | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Monte Grande | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Ezeiza | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Longchamps | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Libertad | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Gonzalez Catan | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Glew | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Merlo | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Jose C. Paz | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Virrey del Pino |
Cities near San Francisco
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi |  Daly | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | South San Francisco | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Alameda | |
| 15 km or 9.2 mi | Oakland | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Albany | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Berkeley | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | San Bruno | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | El Cerrito | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Pacifica | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Richmond | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Millbrae | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | San Pablo | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Burlingame | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | San Leandro | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | San Rafael | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | San Mateo | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | San Lorenzo | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Foster | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Lafayette | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Hercules | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Belmont | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hayward | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Castro Valley | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | San Carlos | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Walnut Creek | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Redwood | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Martinez | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Danville | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Pleasant Hill | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Union | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | San Ramon | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Vallejo | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Novato | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Benicia | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Concord | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Menlo Park | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | East Palo Alto | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Newark | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Dublin | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Palo Alto |