Buenos Aires vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$2181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$5273
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1256
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$2214
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$662
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$3957
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
78
72
😀 Quality of life
78
90
🏙️ Population
3.12M
906K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 48% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4856th and 1512th ($1139 vs $2181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1292nd in Argentina and the United States, respectively. Check Argentina vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Columbus ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 1059th and 217th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$6.21
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$973
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$244
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$3028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$2566
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$61.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$4.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$6.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$86.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$1105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$28983

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2020
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2094
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2030
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2084
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1836
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2014
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2028
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1951
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2019
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1932
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1933
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1933
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1954
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1928
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1918
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1842
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1918
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1934
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1947
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1961
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1965
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1571
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1942
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2025
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1980
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1957
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1684
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1850
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1495
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2188
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1482
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1899
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1922
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1493
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1743
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2061