Buenos Aires vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$365
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$7332
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
79
97
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
3.12M
874K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 79% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6407th and 12th ($791 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$31490

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733