Buenos Aires vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$4212
🏠 One person rent
$470
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$491
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3148
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
79
92
😀 Quality of life
74
96
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.09M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 35% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4694th and 2551st ($1130 vs $1744) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Argentina and Germany, respectively. Check Argentina vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 1194th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$4.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1902
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$1332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$6163
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$5539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$56.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$2.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$15595

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772