Cost of Living in Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷 Argentina - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 23, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 12 15 1 $750 $545 $902 $455 $58

Utilities 22 1 $93 $132 $186 $93 —

Internet & Mobile 3 9 17 1 $50 $34 $71 $34 $0

Groceries 16 23 24 25 1 $88 $198 $368 $162 $8

Transportation 11 18 4 $110 $58 $130 $56 $16

Dining Out 8 12 1 $285 $165 $295 $68 $52

Leisure Activities 19 20 1 $95 $115 $928 $51 $20

Health Insurance 5 $68 $82 $238 $33 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 6 7 $4 $4 $14 — —

Total $1,543 $1,333 $3,132 $952 $156

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 15 1 $455.00 $395 – $514 per month

Coworking Space 8 $185.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 12 $750.00 $600 – $900 per month

Coliving Space 10 $463.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 31 1 $2.64 per cup

Beer 29 32 $3.81 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 8 26 $12.00 per meal

Fast Food Combo 30 $8.10 per meal

Apples 33 29 $2.57 per kg

Bread 35 29 $3.29 per loaf

Milk 25 1 $1.25 per liter

Rice 16 1 $1.20 per kg

Chicken Fillets 24 1 $12.19 per kg

Beef 23 1 $12.18 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 36 $5.60 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 42 $23.72 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 27 28 $1.78 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 18 $1.26 per trip

Taxi per km 18 $0.63 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 11 $44.00 per month

Gasoline 37 $1.38 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 18 $4.43 per trip

Scooter Rental 13 $351.48 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 3 $5.93 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 17 1 $27.67 per month

Gym Membership 20 $37.55 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 38 $11.86 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3 $0.00 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 19 $12.78 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 39 $118.58 per pair

Summer Dress 40 $79.05 per dress

Running Shoes 41 $65.87 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 14 $13.18 per visit

Laundry 42 $1.65 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 21 $28.00 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 43 $3.66 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 23, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 1,518 ARS on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Cordoba, Medellín, Mexico City

Numbeo cost of living, Buenos Aires (Oct 2025 snapshot via Wayback)Index
BCRA Comunicación A 3500 USD reference (country prep)Official
Personal prepago recarga ARS 9,000 → 2 GB / 30 díasOfficial
Argentina gasoline ~ARS 2,208/litreIndex
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Migraciones fee schedule (USM/uc)Official
DNM 758/2022 digital nomad transitory residenceOfficial
CABA full-time desk USD 180–350/mo (2026 bands)Secondary
Personal prepago turista chip and recargasOfficial
Arenales Home Recoleta — shared bunk from USD 463/moListings
SUBE subte ARS 1,817 (trips 1–20) tiered tableOfficial
4Rent furnished 1BR Palermo USD 750/moListings
Moto Montaña daily moto rental tariffsListings
Bonanno Corte de pelo ARS 20,000Listings
Zonaprop 2 amb Villa Urquiza from ARS 690,000/moListings
Arroz Molinos Ala ARS 1,819/kgShop
Personal fibra 300 MB desde ARS 27,000/mo promoOfficial
CABA taxi bajada ARS 1,920; ficha ARS 192 / 200 mOfficial
Cinemark 2D general ARS 19,400Official
SportClub Plan Flex ARS 57,000/mo (lista sep 2026)Secondary
Consulta médica general ARS 40,000–45,000Listings
Edenor residencial R1 cargos Oct 2026 (ENReGE)Official
Vacío novillito ARS 18,500/kgShop
Suprema de pollo ARS 22,000/kgShop
Carrefour Hiper leche ARS 1,849–1,890/LShop
Livingcost Buenos Aires cross-check (restaurants, apparel)Index
Villavicencio agua 1,5 L ARS 2,745 en Carrefour (Rappi)Shop
Villavicencio agua sin gas 1,5 L ARS 2,700Shop
INDEC IPC Oct 2025 GBA grocery unit pricesOfficial
McDonald's Almagro McCombo / Grand Tostado ARS 12,300–19,100Listings
Cafe Nomada espresso ARS 4,000Listings
Quilmes Clásica 710 ml ARS 3,705 Carrefour (Rappi)Shop
Manzana roja ARS 3,899/kg Carrefour HiperShop
Lactal pan de mesa 460 g ARS 4,990 CarrefourShop
Vino La Linda Red Blend 750 ml ARS 8,499Shop
YPF Nafta Súper CABA ARS 2,045–2,089/L (gov. res. 314/2016)Secondary
Parque Manuel Belgrano canchas ARS 18,000–25,000/hListings
Jeans Firebird Adicolor ARS 179,999Shop
Vestido Chomba ARS 119,999Shop
Zapatilla Duramo SL 2 Running ARS 99,999Shop
Rioba Bodegón milanesa tradicional para dos ARS 36,000Listings
Lavado estándar ARS 2,500/kg (mín. 3 kg)Shop
Ibupirac Plus Max 400 mg ×10 ARS 5,562Shop

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 998.45 750
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 585.3 455
- Apples 1.93 2.57
- Beef 7.92 12.18
- Beer 3.31 3.81
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- Bread 1.65 3.29
- Chicken Fillets 6.13 12.19
- Cinema Ticket 6.54 12.78
- Coffee 2.89 2.64
- Coliving Space 674.81 463
- Coworking Space 127.39 185
- Dining Out local 61.97, nomad 468.24, expat 179.03, family 309.86, tourist 44.76 local 68, nomad 285, expat 165, family 295, tourist 52
- Doctor Visit (GP) 24.1 28
- Fast Food Combo 7.57 8.1
- Gasoline 1 1.38
- Groceries local 220.35, nomad 82.63, expat 261.66, family 585.3, tourist 5.51 local 162, nomad 88, expat 198, family 368, tourist 7.5
- Gym Membership 30.99 37.55
- Haircut 8.26 13.18
- Health Insurance local 44.76, nomad 51.64, expat 96.4, family 261.66, tourist 2.75 local 33, nomad 68, expat 82, family 238, tourist 2.3
- Housing local 309.86, nomad 757.45, expat 516.44, family 929.59, tourist 65.42 local 455, nomad 750, expat 545, family 902, tourist 58
- Internet & Mobile local 19.28, nomad 44.76, expat 30.99, family 55.09, tourist 3.1 local 33.6, nomad 49.99, family 71, tourist 0.09
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 22.03 27.67
- Jeans 58.53 118.58
- Laundry 4.48 1.65
- Leisure Activities local 34.43, nomad 241.01, expat 123.95, family 220.35, tourist 17.21 local 51, nomad 95, expat 115, family 928, tourist 20
- Meal (Inexpensive) 8.61 12
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 33.05 23.72
- Milk 1.14 1.25
- Mobile Plan 11.02 5.93
- Monthly Transport Pass 19.28 44
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 5.85 3.66
- Rice 1.45 1.2
- Ride-hailing (5km) 4.48 4.43
- Running Shoes 96.4 65.87
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3.1 0
- Scooter Rental 17.21 351.48
- Summer Dress 44.76 79.05
- Taxi Start 1.24 1.26
- Taxi per km 0.83 0.63
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 8.26 11.86
- Transportation local 24.1, nomad 75.74, expat 44.76, family 123.95, tourist 10.33 local 56, nomad 110, expat 58, family 130, tourist 16
- Utilities local 30.99, nomad 0, expat 58.53, family 96.4, tourist 0 local 93.17, expat 132, family 186.34, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 24.1, expat 13.77, family 34.43 local 0, nomad 3.51, expat 3.51, family 14
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.96 1.78
- Wine (Mid-range) 5.16 5.6
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