Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between the United Kingdom and Buenos Aires

For one person, living is cheaper in Buenos Aires: $1,685 a month against $2,457 in the United Kingdom, rent and utilities included – about $9,300 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$2,457
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Buenos Aires
🇦🇷 Argentina
$1,685
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😐 Solo nomad: The United Kingdom is 12% more expensive than Buenos Aires without rent, and 45.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: The United Kingdom is 14.7% more expensive than Buenos Aires without rent, and 22.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
United Kingdom
Buenos Aires
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$21.38 £16.16
$18.73 ARS 28.4K
14.15%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$84.5 £63.9
$64.5 ARS 97.7K
31.03%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.54 £7.97
$12.88 ARS 19.5K
-18.17%
Cappuccino
$4.85 £3.66
$3.98 ARS 6,027
21.86%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.53 £1.91
$2.05 ARS 3,102
23.41%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.84 £1.39
$1.55 ARS 2,348
18.71%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$6.81 £5.15
$3.84 ARS 5,828
77.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$6.51 £4.92
$4.60 ARS 6,968
41.52%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
United Kingdom
Buenos Aires
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.68 £1.27
$1.44 ARS 2,180
16.67%
White Bread (500g)
$1.71 £1.29
$2.46 ARS 3,737
-30.49%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.25 £1.70
$1.63 ARS 2,466
38.04%
Eggs
$3.96 £2.99
$2.89 ARS 4,384
37.02%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.53 £7.20
$10.65 ARS 16.1K
-10.52%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.97 £6.78
$10.00 ARS 15.2K
-10.30%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$14.70 £11.11
$13.74 ARS 20.8K
6.99%
Apples (1kg)
$2.91 £2.20
$2.75 ARS 4,165
5.82%
Banana (1kg)
$1.62 £1.22
$2.18 ARS 3,299
-25.69%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.86 £2.16
$1.45 ARS 2,204
97.24%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.44 £2.60
$1.99 ARS 3,012
72.86%
Potato (1kg)
$1.72 £1.30
$1.24 ARS 1,884
38.71%
Onion (1kg)
$1.54 £1.16
$1.27 ARS 1,920
21.26%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.23 £0.93
$1.70 ARS 2,574
-27.65%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.65 £1.24
$1.73 ARS 2,616
-4.62%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.34 £17.64
$4.18 ARS 6,335
458.37%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.71 £8.10
$5.80 ARS 8,787
84.66%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.01 £2.27
$2.09 ARS 3,162
44.02%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.30 £2.50
$2.77 ARS 4,197
19.13%
🚌 Getting Around
United Kingdom
Buenos Aires
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.48 £2.63
$0.75 ARS 1,131
364.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$101 £76.0
$27.15 ARS 41.2K
270.46%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.39 £4.07
$1.62 ARS 2,450
232.72%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.38 £1.80
$0.98 ARS 1,480
142.86%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$26.80 £20.26
$7.72 ARS 11.7K
247.15%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.01 £1.52
$1.36 ARS 2,057
47.79%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.0K £28.7K
$28.0K ARS 42.5M
35.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.6K £30.7K
$34.5K ARS 52.3M
17.56%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
United Kingdom
Buenos Aires
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$318 £240
$216 ARS 326.8K
47.35%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.35 £13.87
$25.61 ARS 38.8K
-28.35%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$41.75 £31.56
$31.36 ARS 47.5K
33.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
United Kingdom
Buenos Aires
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$46.41 £35.08
$49.82 ARS 75.5K
-6.84%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.28 £13.82
$17.06 ARS 25.9K
7.15%
Cinema Ticket
$13.28 £10.04
$10.43 ARS 15.8K
27.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
United Kingdom
Buenos Aires
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$1,731 £1,309
$466 ARS 706.5K
271.50%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$22.3K £16.8K
$9,057 ARS 13.7M
145.81%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
United Kingdom
Buenos Aires
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$92.4 £69.9
$122 ARS 185.1K
-24.31%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$46.27 £34.97
$97.4 ARS 147.7K
-52.51%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$101 £76.5
$117 ARS 177.3K
-13.44%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$102 £76.7
$140 ARS 211.8K
-27.35%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
United Kingdom
Buenos Aires
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,321 £999
$763 ARS 1.2M
73.08%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,086 £821
$505 ARS 765.8K
115.02%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,158 £1,631
$1,598 ARS 2.4M
35.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,708 £1,291
$1,185 ARS 1.8M
44.13%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$5,523 £4,175
$2,678 ARS 4.1M
106.23%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$4,320 £3,266
$1,858 ARS 2.8M
132.50%
💵 Salaries & Financials
United Kingdom
Buenos Aires
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$3,264 £2,467
$954 ARS 1.4M
241.95%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.32
57.25
-90.71%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for the United Kingdom: October 3, 2026

Last update for Buenos Aires: October 6, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
United Kingdom
$1.1K
Buenos Aires
$505 53.5% $581
Monthly Utilities & Internet
United Kingdom
$378
Buenos Aires
$273 27.8% $105
Eating Out
United Kingdom
$325
Buenos Aires
$279 14.3% $46
Groceries & Markets
United Kingdom
$305
Buenos Aires
$284 6.9% $21
Clothing & Footwear
United Kingdom
$154
Buenos Aires
$214 39.5% $61
Getting Around
United Kingdom
$132
Buenos Aires
$37 72.2% $95
Sport & Entertainment
United Kingdom
$73
Buenos Aires
$71 3.2% $2.3
Good to know
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
🕒 Local time
02:46 2:46 AM
22:46 10:46 PM
4 h behind the United Kingdom
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
67,326,569
2,891,082 Capital
💱 Currency
British Pound GBP £
Argentine Peso ARS $
📈 Exchange rate
1 GBP = 1.32 USD
1 GBP = 1.18 EUR
10,000 ARS = 6.6 USD
10,000 ARS = 5.88 EUR
Exchange rates and currency converter

ARS, USD, EUR to GBP – British Pound Converter

British Pound exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.756 GBP (1 GBP = 1.32 USD). 1 EUR = 0.848 GBP (1 GBP = 1.18 EUR).

Argentine Peso exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 1,516 ARS (10,000 ARS = 6.6 USD). 1 EUR = 1,700 ARS (10,000 ARS = 5.88 EUR).

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  • United Kingdom Buenos Aires 11,130 km ≈ 14 h nonstop flight
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