Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Buenos Aires Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Buenos Aires
🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 9.1% cheaper than Buenos Aires without rent, and 3% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 12.7% cheaper than Buenos Aires without rent, and 4.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Buenos Aires
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.3 MX$251
$14.93 ARS 17.7K
-10.92%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.3 MX$1,008
$60.6 ARS 72K
-12.06%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.75 MX$184
$11.99 ARS 14.2K
-18.68%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$67.4
$3.87 ARS 4,596
-8.01%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.56 MX$29.54
$2.13 ARS 2,524
-26.76%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.16 MX$21.93
$1.47 ARS 1,744
-21.09%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.2 MX$60.5
$3.52 ARS 4,180
-9.09%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.69 MX$88.7
$3.88 ARS 4,608
20.88%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Buenos Aires
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.7 MX$32.09
$1.53 ARS 1,822
11.11%
White Bread (500g)
$2.66 MX$50.4
$2.55 ARS 3,023
4.31%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.9 MX$35.84
$2.31 ARS 2,742
-17.75%
Eggs
$2.52 MX$47.66
$3.18 ARS 3,775
-20.75%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.98 MX$189
$11.97 ARS 14.2K
-16.62%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.18 MX$155
$7.64 ARS 9,071
7.07%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.83 MX$224
$9.45 ARS 11.2K
25.19%
Apples (1kg)
$2.98 MX$56.3
$2.55 ARS 3,034
16.86%
Banana (1kg)
$1.73 MX$32.72
$2.01 ARS 2,389
-13.93%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.02 MX$38.15
$1.27 ARS 1,506
59.06%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.01 MX$37.94
$2.51 ARS 2,975
-19.92%
Potato (1kg)
$2.15 MX$40.7
$1.5 ARS 1,778
43.33%
Onion (1kg)
$2.29 MX$43.29
$1.52 ARS 1,807
50.66%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.39 MX$26.33
$1.79 ARS 2,121
-22.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.12 MX$21.19
$1.48 ARS 1,753
-24.32%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.13 MX$78.2
$3.29 ARS 3,908
25.53%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.53 MX$199
$6.17 ARS 7,332
70.66%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.69 MX$31.95
$2.19 ARS 2,606
-22.83%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.64 MX$68.8
$3.07 ARS 3,647
18.57%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Buenos Aires
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.74
$0.73 ARS 867
-50.68%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.91 MX$358
$16.2 ARS 19.2K
16.73%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$24.99
$1.62 ARS 1,920
-18.52%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.28 MX$5.24
$0.87 ARS 1,027
-67.82%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.32 MX$101
$5.92 ARS 7,035
-10.14%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.33 MX$25.15
$1.11 ARS 1,317
19.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.3K MX$365.8K
$25.3K ARS 30M
-23.40%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.7K MX$448.2K
$28.7K ARS 34M
-17.27%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Buenos Aires
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$40.99 MX$775
$109 ARS 129.8K
-62.49%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.72 MX$524
$21.46 ARS 25.5K
29.17%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.33 MX$573
$29.13 ARS 34.6K
4.12%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Buenos Aires
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.4 MX$1,009
$42.71 ARS 50.7K
24.98%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.38 MX$499
$11.72 ARS 13.9K
125.09%
Cinema Ticket
$6.32 MX$119
$8.88 ARS 10.5K
-28.83%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Buenos Aires
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$438 MX$8,276
$330 ARS 391.8K
32.68%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.4K MX$196.6K
$5,128 ARS 6.1M
102.82%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Buenos Aires
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.9 MX$1,113
$111 ARS 131.8K
-46.97%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.87 MX$867
$84.5 ARS 100.3K
-45.72%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,958
$126 ARS 149.1K
-17.48%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$106 MX$2,012
$134 ARS 158.8K
-20.45%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Buenos Aires
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,001 MX$18.9K
$638 ARS 757.4K
56.97%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$631 MX$11.9K
$435 ARS 517K
45.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,102 MX$39.7K
$1,189 ARS 1.4M
76.81%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,266 MX$23.9K
$787 ARS 934K
60.98%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,510 MX$66.4K
$2,700 ARS 3.2M
29.99%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,358 MX$44.6K
$1,948 ARS 2.3M
21.07%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Buenos Aires
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$867 MX$16.4K
$721 ARS 856.4K
20.20%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
52.71
-78.49%
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