Buenos Aires vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$8713
🏠 One person rent
$496
$2867
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$4681
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$852
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$7086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
78
97
😀 Quality of life
78
97
🏙️ Population
3.12M
874K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 72% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4856th and 5th ($1139 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.7 months in San Francisco. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 1059th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$8.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$149
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$18564

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3254
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2961
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3109
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3230
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2998
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3218
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3026
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3285
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3014
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3317
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$3071
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$3797
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3756
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3634
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2950
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2858
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3553
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2826
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2957
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3382
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$3033
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2910
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$3818
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2838
38 km or 24 mi Union
$3045
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2850
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2381
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3094
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2823
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2764
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3359
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3133
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3765