Buenos Aires vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$8268
🏠 One person rent
$536
$2809
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$4461
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$768
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$5742
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
79
87
😀 Quality of life
77
91
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.01M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 70% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 4761st and 8th ($1207 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 1226th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs San Jose, United States

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Buenos Aires San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$150
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$23160

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2871
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3508
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3603
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3254
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3805
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3181
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3589
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3261
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3382
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3395
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3137
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3771
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3489
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3359
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3520
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3017
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3065
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3676
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3593
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3604
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2910
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3094
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3831
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2983
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3007
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3346
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2859
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3282
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3778
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3264
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3277
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2089
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3245
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3212