Buenos Aires vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$470
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$2474
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
74
99
🏙️ Population
3.12M
14.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 30% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4694th and 3019th ($1130 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Argentina and Japan, respectively. Check Argentina vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 1194th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Tokyo

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Buenos Aires Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$15235

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101