Buenos Aires vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$555
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
3.12M
14.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 26% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4647th and 3273rd ($1247 vs $1679) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Argentina and Japan, respectively. Check Argentina vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.4 months in Tokyo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 1053rd and 9th 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
$17.5
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$17493

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006