Atlas by RikezasBuenos Aires
Strengths
- Tax burden: Taxes and contributions: 27.6% of GDP (2024)
- Environmental quality: PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³, 12-month mean (2025-10-22–2026-10-21)
- Safety: 2.5 homicides per 100,000 people in the city (2025)
Challenges
- Currency stability: Inflation of 219.9% a year (2024)
- Strength against the dollar: Local currency per US$: +1,659.1% over 5 years (2020–2025)
- Ease of doing business: Regulatory quality (WGI): -0.09 on −2.5 to 2.5 (2025)
- Ranking position#57 of 57
- Your weightsBalanced
- Data confidence3 of 15 with 2+ sources
- UpdatedOct 22, 2026
Buenos Aires × where you live
Compared with Manaus, Brazil.The 5 criteria
3.8
4.0
3.3
6.6
6.8
Your money there
Verified research (the number was on the cited page): 1-bedroom rent in the center, food for 1 person, transport pass, utilities for 85 m², private health insurance and 8 meals out. Sources: Rent: infobae.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Sep/2026) · Groceries: indec.gob.ar (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Sep/2026) · Health: prepagaya.com.ar (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Oct/2026)
Taxes in Buenos Aires
The criterion with the most weight in your scoreIncome tax
Single source arca.gob.ar (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026
Consumption tax
21.0% VAT. 10.5% for meat, fruit, vegetables, bread, milk, passenger transport etc.; there is also an increased 27% rate (utilities/telecom). Secondary source.
Employee social security (sourced components): Employee contribution – Pension (SIPA) 11.00%.
Top income tax rate
This is the top bracket. Yours depends on income; the calculator comes in the next release.
How to move there
Paths for a BrazilianTemporary Residence by Mercosur Nationality
Proof of Brazilian nationality and clean criminal record; no minimum income for the 2-year temporary permit, later convertible to permanent with proof of lawful means of living.
Single sourceAll the data
15 sub-criteria, each with a source, date and confidence badgeFinancial environmentweight 30%
7.67›
OCDE (Global Revenue Statistics, receita tributária em % do PIB) ↗, 2024 × oecd.org (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 20249
Banco Mundial ↗, 20255
Stability and safetyweight 25%
6.40›
argentina.gob.ar (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026-086
Banco Mundial ↗, 20256
infobae.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 20258
Currency strengthweight 20%
2.25›
Banco Mundial ↗, 2024 × FMI (World Economic Outlook) ↗, 20251
Banco Mundial ↗, 2020–20251
Quality of lifeweight 15%
6.93›
Banco Mundial ↗, 2024 × OMS (Global Health Observatory, esperança de vida ao nascer) ↗, 20236
World Happiness Report 2026 (avaliação de vida de 0 a 10, média de 3 anos) ↗, 2023–2025 × happierlivesinstitute.org (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026 (média 2023-2025)7
Open-Meteo (qualidade do ar, modelo CAMS; média horária de PM2,5) ↗, 2025-10-22–2026-10-219
Cultural integrationweight 10%
8.00›
mledoze/countries (idiomas oficiais, base aberta) ↗, 20268
static.poder360.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 20238
Score over 2026
6.19 · History starts on Oct 22, 2026: every data update adds a new point.
Where the data comes from
- Official sources (APIs)0
- International organisations7
- AI with checked link5
- Atlas users0
- Own analysis0
No source yet
subcritério: custo de vida · subcritério: rendimentos · custo de vida: transporte · custo de vida: contas · custo de vida: lazer
Questions about Buenos Aires
With the numbers on this pageHow much does it cost to live in Buenos Aires?
For one person, about US$ 810 a month (ARS 1,238,144), of which US$ 588 is rent. It includes groceries, transport, health, utilities and leisure; each part's source is in the cost-of-living section.
What is the average wage in Buenos Aires?
ARS 1,006,879 a month (average monthly earnings (ILO), 2025), about US$ 659. One person's cost of living equals 123% of that wage.
How much tax do you pay in Buenos Aires?
The top income tax rate is 35%. For an income of US$ 1,453 a month, income tax and social security take about 28% and, adding taxes on purchases, that is 101 days a year working for taxes.
Is Buenos Aires safe?
2.5 homicides per 100,000 people in the city (2025). On Atlas, personal safety scores 8 out of 10.
Do Brazilians need a visa for Buenos Aires?
For tourism: 90 days visa-free. To live there, the most common routes are in the "How to live there" section.
What is Buenos Aires's score on Rikezas Atlas?
6.19 out of 10 with the Balanced weights, #57 of 57 places, with 13 of 15 sub-criteria sourced.
See Buenos Aires with YOUR numbers
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