Buenos Aires vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$4672
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
79
100
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.3M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 60% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6099th and 1258th ($909 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$22908

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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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$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156