Buenos Aires vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$365
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$2885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
71
100
🏙️ Population
3.12M
14M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 49% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6407th and 3238th ($791 vs $1556) 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 2311th and 1st 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
$7.12
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063