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Buenos Aires vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 16.1% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 31.5% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 23.8% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 32.1% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 54.9% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 33.5% more for restaurants

	Mexico City	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$198.62	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+65.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$161.38	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+36.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.68	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+25.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.86	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+6.4%
Average			+33.5%

Mexico City vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$48.03	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+10.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$92.21	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+21.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$119.62	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-10.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.69	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.61	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+3.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$25.05	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-15.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.63	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+20.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.81	$0.57 ARS819.15	-41.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.58	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+25.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.54	$0.66 ARS952.66	-31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.19	$0.58 ARS837.26	-41.8%
Average			-3.1%

Mexico City vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.99	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$357.52	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	+2.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$366,457.13	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+24.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.95	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	+115.0%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 23.8% more for housing

	Mexico City	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$565.92	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,743.00	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-38.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,390.21	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-31.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$683.53	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+170.3%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 32.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,873.93	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	-14.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$199,370.32	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-49.6%
Average			-32.1%

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pay 4.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.59	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.77	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$79.45	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-15.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,069.25	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$119.17	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+38.2%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 54.9% more for clothing

	Mexico City	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,114.99	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+85.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$879.56	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+90.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,934.15	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+22.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,029.10	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+21.7%
Average			+54.9%

Mexico City vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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