Buenos Aires vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$402
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
72
99
🏙️ Population
3.12M
14.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 45% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6099th and 3085th ($909 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 1789th 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
$9.98
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$15495

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033