Buenos Aires vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$8717
🏠 One person rent
$402
$2600
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$4501
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$806
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$7795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
79
97
😀 Quality of life
72
97
🏙️ Population
3.12M
874K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 76% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6099th and 9th ($909 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 2.1 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 1789th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$8.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$31050

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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 Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3146
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2940
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3082
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3196
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3152
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3053
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3224
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3048
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3293
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3023
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4155
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3672
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3473
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2831
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2949
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3804
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2981
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2931
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3442
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2874
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2714
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2922
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2767
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2986
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2851
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2885
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3176
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2845
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2726
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3288
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3010
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3610