Buenos Aires vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$4634
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1160
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2033
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$589
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$67.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$3612
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
33
😀 Quality of life
72
80
🏙️ Population
3.12M
543K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 53% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6099th and 2005th ($909 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1656th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Tucson ranked 133rd in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 528th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1056
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$896
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1998
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$2540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$2461
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$19.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$4.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$9.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1080
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$15724

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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

Cities near Tucson

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
23 km or 14 mi Oro Valley
$2040
26 km or 16 mi Marana
$2052
33 km or 20 mi Sahuarita
$2026
97 km or 60 mi Nogales
$1986
97 km or 60 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
100 km or 62 mi Nogales
$786
101 km or 62 mi Florence
$2324
106 km or 66 mi Casa Grande
$2313
133 km or 83 mi Queen Creek
$2338
140 km or 87 mi Maricopa
$2291
145 km or 90 mi Apache Junction
$2342
148 km or 92 mi Chandler
$2414
149 km or 93 mi Gilbert
$2372
157 km or 98 mi Mesa
$2416
164 km or 102 mi Agua Prieta
$778
164 km or 102 mi Tempe
$2430
169 km or 105 mi Scottsdale
$2588
171 km or 106 mi Fountain Hills
$2352
181 km or 112 mi Phoenix
$2369
189 km or 118 mi Avondale
$2518
190 km or 118 mi Goodyear
$2446
193 km or 120 mi Glendale
$1989
195 km or 121 mi Peoria
$2201
201 km or 125 mi Buckeye
$2422
202 km or 126 mi El Mirage
$2287
204 km or 126 mi Caborca
$758
206 km or 128 mi Surprise
$2339
295 km or 183 mi Prescott Valley
$2415
295 km or 183 mi Prescott
$2484
337 km or 210 mi Flagstaff
$2268
347 km or 216 mi Hermosillo
$854
350 km or 217 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
350 km or 217 mi Yuma
$1792
361 km or 225 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$840
362 km or 225 mi San Luis
$1928
376 km or 233 mi Blythe
$2638
391 km or 243 mi Las Cruces
$1613
403 km or 250 mi Lake Havasu
$1999
419 km or 260 mi Gallup
$2618