Buenos Aires vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$5415
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1315
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$2574
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$3975
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
72
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
3.12M
906K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 64% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 6407th and 1282nd ($791 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.8 months in Columbus. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Columbus ranked 47th in the United States, while ranked 2311th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Columbus

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Buenos Aires Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$5.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$10456

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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 Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2030
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2125
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2046
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2124
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1805
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2032
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1985
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1935
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2010
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1905
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1787
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1849
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1900
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1853
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1767
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1642
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1747
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1761
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1823
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1787
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1798
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1844
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1791
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1721
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$2055
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1919
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1803
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1587
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1857
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1486
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1886
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1768
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1844
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1819
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1491
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1659
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1861