Buenos Aires vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4185
🏠 One person rent
$365
$967
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1672
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$3141
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
92
😀 Quality of life
71
96
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.07M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 55% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6407th and 2484th ($791 vs $1752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Argentina and Germany, respectively. Check Argentina vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 2311th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$3.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$925
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1272
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$5594
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$3.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$8.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$16182

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776