Buenos Aires vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$4759
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1049
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$3341
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
92
😀 Quality of life
77
95
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.09M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 36% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4647th and 2200th ($1247 vs $1941) 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 1053rd and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Cologne

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Buenos Aires Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$23900

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913