Buenos Aires vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$3300
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$7804
🏠 One person rent
$337
$2352
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$4717
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$523
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$246
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$4987
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
87
😀 Quality of life
73
96
🏙️ Population
3.06M
5.87M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 75% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6181st and 9th ($809 vs $3300) 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 1497th and 10th 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
$11.3
$7.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$67.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$7.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$2865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$2065
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$6466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$4059
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$92
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$10702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$10227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$2.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$22.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$6.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$77.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$41.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$25023

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2511
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$607
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$605
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$474
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$638
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$633
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$606
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$589
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$559
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$491
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$506
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$572
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$522
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$533
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$675
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$667
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$675
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$494
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$624
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$603
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$599
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$493
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$925
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$573
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$487
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$492
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$487
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$1007
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$488
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$487
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$320
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$486
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$511
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$488
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$501
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$600
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$483
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$654
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$580