Buenos Aires vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$6767
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1663
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$3057
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$4399
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
72
99
🏙️ Population
3.12M
4.84M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 68% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6099th and 312th ($909 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Australia, respectively. Check Argentina vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 1789th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Sydney

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Buenos Aires Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$7.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$18951

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754