Buenos Aires vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$5181
🏠 One person rent
$337
$1278
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$2306
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$4246
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
71
😀 Quality of life
73
88
🏙️ Population
3.06M
906K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 62% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 6181st and 490th ($809 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 383rd 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 2 months in Columbus. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Columbus ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 1497th and 163rd 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
$11.3
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$69.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$8.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$5.04
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1828
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
5.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$8370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$8.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$79.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$1529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$25073

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2017
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2018
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2021
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2014
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2006
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$1558
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1939
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2020
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2020
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$2013
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2017
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$2026
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1896
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1989
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$2021
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1937
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$2020
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1397
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$2023
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$2025
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1974
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$2010
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$2018
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$2010
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1364
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$2021
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1561
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1994
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$2011
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$2014
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1268
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1754
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1441
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1407
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1354
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$2024
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$2008
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$2003
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$2012
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$2018