Buenos Aires vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$6971
🏠 One person rent
$496
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$3750
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$4609
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
89
😀 Quality of life
78
98
🏙️ Population
3.12M
5.87M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 64% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4856th and 109th ($1139 vs $3201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Argentina and Singapore, respectively. Check Argentina vs Singapore 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 Singapore City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1059th and 7th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Singapore City

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Buenos Aires Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$7.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$29519

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$542
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$771
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$788
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$771
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$689
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$643
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$503
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$552
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$584
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$609
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$866
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$789
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$681
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$444
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$704
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$598
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$654
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$534
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$864
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$657
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$488
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$390
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$563
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$411
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$472
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$420
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$461
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$701
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$448
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$754
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$653