Buenos Aires vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1207	$2127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2929	$5086
🏠 One person rent	$536	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$930	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$642
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.6	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$799	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	79	73
😀 Quality of life	77	92
🏙️ Population	3.12M	906K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 43% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 4761st and 1686th ($1207 vs $2127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1354th 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 17th in the United States, while ranked 1226th and 96th 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	$17.2	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.81	$6.36
☕ Cappuccino	$3.97	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$578	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$396	$934
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1030	$2183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$723	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.6	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	41.08%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2734	$3248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2026	$2159
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.9	$60.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.58	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.02	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.43	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.7	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$6.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$3.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.91	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$9.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.71	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.8	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.96	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.3	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$386	$1272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6078	$24638

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$815
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$938
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$747
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$918
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$901
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$653
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$863
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1055
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$1062
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$587
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1050
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1111
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$1034
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$903
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$920
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$866
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$1014
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$810
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$1055
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$905
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1050
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$706
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1104
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$851
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$908
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$906
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$758
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$1018
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$1028
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$927
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$947
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$904
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$1025
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$999
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$900
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$1015
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$962
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$965

Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935