Climate

Buenos Aires logs 19 hot days a year to San Salvador de Jujuy's 8 — San Salvador de Jujuy wins by 11. San Salvador de Jujuy also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.

Buenos AiresSan Salvador de Jujuy
Sunny days
257275
Hot days
198
Frost days
00
Rainy days
75146
Outdoor dinner months
5/128/12
Avg wind
4.3 m/s1.2 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,9542,964
Darkest month sun
154 hrs/mo190 hrs/mo
UV peak month
11.611.3

Buenos Aires

Feels-like °C

27
27
24
17
10
8
7
10
12
17
22
25

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

San Salvador de Jujuy

Feels-like °C

27
25
25
20
17
15
16
17
20
23
24
26

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Cost of Living

Buenos Aires averages $1,148/mo for balanced living; San Salvador de Jujuy has no cost baseline yet.

Buenos Aires

$1,148

monthly · balanced

Minimalist $905Comfort $1,823
Cheaper than 81%in Among 48 Latin America cities

San Salvador de Jujuy

monthly · balanced

Mobility

Buenos Aires scores 3.0 on mobility (0–5 scale); San Salvador de Jujuy has no mobility baseline.

3.0/5
vs
/5
Buenos AiresSan Salvador de Jujuy
WalkabilityTransitMotorbikeFlightsAirport

Culture

Buenos Aires's culture score of 4.1 sits well above San Salvador de Jujuy's 0.0.

4.1/5
vs
0.0/5
Buenos AiresSan Salvador de Jujuy
ArtsHistoryTheatreVenuesNightlife
Buenos Aires leads

Nature & Outdoors

Buenos Aires scores 3.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); San Salvador de Jujuy has no nature & outdoors baseline.

3.2/5
vs
/5
Buenos AiresSan Salvador de Jujuy
Green AreasRunningSkiing

Safety

Buenos Aires scores 1.5 on safety (0–5 scale); San Salvador de Jujuy has no safety baseline.

1.5/5
vs
/5
Buenos AiresSan Salvador de Jujuy
Street SafetyProperty CrimeRoadFlooding

Career

Buenos Aires scores 3.4 on career (0–5 scale); San Salvador de Jujuy has no career baseline.

3.4/5
vs
/5
Buenos AiresSan Salvador de Jujuy
EconomyStartupsCoworking

Social & Community

Buenos Aires scores 3.2 on social & community (0–5 scale); San Salvador de Jujuy has no social & community baseline.

3.2/5
vs
/5
Buenos AiresSan Salvador de Jujuy
Expat-First CommunityMulticultural MixExpat Integration ExperienceUrban EnergyStreet AtmosphereLocal-First CommunityGovernment Immigration Friendliness

Food & Dining

Buenos Aires scores 3.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); San Salvador de Jujuy has no food & dining baseline.

3.4/5
vs
/5
Buenos AiresSan Salvador de Jujuy
RestaurantsBrunchVeganDelivery

Family

Buenos Aires scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); San Salvador de Jujuy has no family baseline.

3.1/5
vs
/5
Buenos AiresSan Salvador de Jujuy
UniversitiesAmenitiesSportPlaygroundsGymYogaTennis

Healthcare

Buenos Aires scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); San Salvador de Jujuy has no healthcare baseline.

2.7/5
vs
/5
Buenos AiresSan Salvador de Jujuy
Private Healthcare

Air Quality

Buenos Aires averages 15.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) PM2.5 annually versus San Salvador de Jujuy's 15.4 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — San Salvador de Jujuy breathes ~0% cleaner air (0.0 µg/m³ lower).

Buenos Aires

San Salvador de Jujuy

15.4µg/m³
15.4µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Sensitive Groups
Sensitive Groups

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Buenos Aires (14.2M) and San Salvador de Jujuy (279K) are 51x in population — Buenos Aires is the larger metro, San Salvador de Jujuy the smaller; on land area Buenos Aires spans roughly 38x more ground.

44x

Buenos Aires is roughly 44x the scale of San Salvador de Jujuy

Combined population & area comparison

AR flagBuenos Aires
44x
AR flagSan Salvador de Jujuy
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.AR flagBuenos Aires14.2M51x
2.AR flagSan Salvador de Jujuy279K1x
Area
1.AR flagBuenos Aires2,186 km²38x
2.AR flagSan Salvador de Jujuy57 km²1x
© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
77 km63 km

AR flagBuenos Aires

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
11 km11 km

AR flagSan Salvador de Jujuy

Who Thrives Here

Frequently asked about Buenos Aires vs San Salvador de Jujuy

Which is cheaper, Buenos Aires or San Salvador de Jujuy?
Buenos Aires has an estimated monthly cost of $1,148.
How does the climate compare between Buenos Aires and San Salvador de Jujuy?
Sunny days: 257 vs 275 d — San Salvador de Jujuy higher Annual sunshine: 2,954 vs 2,964 hrs — Similar Winter sunshine: 154 vs 190 hrs/day — San Salvador de Jujuy higher Hot days (>30°C): 19 vs 8 d — San Salvador de Jujuy lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 75 vs 146 d — Buenos Aires lower
Is Buenos Aires or San Salvador de Jujuy safer?
Buenos Aires has a safety score of 1.5/5.
Should I move to Buenos Aires or San Salvador de Jujuy?
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