Buenos Aires vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4753
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1209
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$2062
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$3815
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
33
😀 Quality of life
71
80
🏙️ Population
3.12M
543K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 61% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6407th and 1697th ($791 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1492nd in Argentina and the United States, respectively. Check Argentina vs the United States 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 Tucson. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 441st among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$5.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$15695

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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

Cities near Tucson

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
23 km or 14 mi Oro Valley
$2096
26 km or 16 mi Marana
$2105
33 km or 20 mi Sahuarita
$2076
97 km or 60 mi Nogales
$2043
97 km or 60 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
100 km or 62 mi Nogales
$874
101 km or 62 mi Florence
$2324
106 km or 66 mi Casa Grande
$2341
133 km or 83 mi Queen Creek
$2368
140 km or 87 mi Maricopa
$2414
145 km or 90 mi Apache Junction
$2340
148 km or 92 mi Chandler
$2427
149 km or 93 mi Gilbert
$2392
157 km or 98 mi Mesa
$2425
164 km or 102 mi Agua Prieta
$881
164 km or 102 mi Tempe
$2381
169 km or 105 mi Scottsdale
$2459
171 km or 106 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
181 km or 112 mi Phoenix
$2390
189 km or 118 mi Avondale
$2485
190 km or 118 mi Goodyear
$2428
193 km or 120 mi Glendale
$2339
195 km or 121 mi Peoria
$2405
201 km or 125 mi Buckeye
$2379
202 km or 126 mi El Mirage
$2315
204 km or 126 mi Caborca
$865
206 km or 128 mi Surprise
$2347
295 km or 183 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
295 km or 183 mi Prescott
$2275
337 km or 210 mi Flagstaff
$2004
347 km or 216 mi Hermosillo
$914
350 km or 217 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
350 km or 217 mi Yuma
$1828
361 km or 225 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
362 km or 225 mi San Luis
$1941
376 km or 233 mi Blythe
$2692
391 km or 243 mi Las Cruces
$1567
403 km or 250 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
419 km or 260 mi Gallup
$2066