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South America
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Buenos Aires compare to San Francisco?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Buenos Aires is 66% worse off vs in San Francisco
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Buenos Aires compared to San Francisco, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$20,825
-$145,021 (-87%) vs San Francisco
Tax Rate: 41%
Weather
How does the weather in Buenos Aires compare to San Francisco?
Both cities have similar weather
8.7/10(vs 8.7/10 in San Francisco)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
21°C(vs 19°C in San Francisco)
Average Low
15°C(vs 12°C in San Francisco)
Sunshine Hours
2,525h/yr-536h/yr(-18%)
Average High in hottest month
28°C(vs 22°C in San Francisco)
Average Low in coldest month
9°C(vs 8°C in San Francisco)
Rainy Days
94/yr+46/yr(+94%)
Muggy Days
61/yr+61/yr(+30250%)
Cloud Cover
38%(vs 34% in San Francisco)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Buenos Aires compare to San Francisco?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Buenos Aires compared to San Francisco?
SWE Affordability
8.9 years
4.0 years longer than San Francisco
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Buenos Aires has around 11 Luma events listed.
That's 79% fewer events than San Francisco.
Salary Converter
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