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Cost of living in Buenos Aires 2026

Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Buenos Aires, with quick comparisons to other cities.

Cost index (base New York = 100)

37.3

63% cheaper than New York

Buenos AiresUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 1,068,000 ARS $748
1-bed apartment, outside centre 725,000 ARS $508
3-bed apartment, centre 2,248,000 ARS $1,574
Room in shared flat 363,000 ARS $254
Buy price per m2 3,711,000 ARS $2,598
Living cost excl. rent 1,276,000 ARS $893
Typical net salary 1,184,000 ARS $829

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How we calculate and where the data comes from

Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.

Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.