Buenos Aires vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$5500
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1332
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2531
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$4005
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
79
72
😀 Quality of life
72
88
🏙️ Population
3.12M
906K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 60% less expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 6099th and 1248th ($909 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1100th 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 65th in the United States, while ranked 1789th and 242nd 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
$9.98
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$4.96
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$64
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$15346

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Columbus

Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829