Buenos Aires vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1444
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4192
🏠 One person rent
$365
$683
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1882
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$3018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
3.12M
9.67M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 45% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6407th and 3641st ($791 vs $1444) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Argentina and South Korea, respectively. Check Argentina vs South Korea 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 Seoul. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 2311th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Seoul

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Buenos Aires Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$6.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$758
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
4.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$19740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$10956
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$40
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$6.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$6.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$19966

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1101
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1144
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1087
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$986
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1069
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1106
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1121
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1081
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1152
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1097
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$983
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1120
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1124
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1063
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1072
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1127
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$987
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1020
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1077
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1041
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1256
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1088
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1024
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$949
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1542
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$973
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$924
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$986
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$911
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1002
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$880
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$940
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1005
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$1009
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$903
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$967
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1560
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$963