Buenos Aires vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$3275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
92
😀 Quality of life
72
97
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.08M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 51% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 6099th and 2308th ($909 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th 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 2nd in Germany, while ranked 1789th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$16860

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861