Buenos Aires vs Cordoba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Buenos Aires	Cordoba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1247	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3037	$2446
🏠 One person rent	$555	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$961	$621
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$824	$664
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	79	42
😀 Quality of life	77	67
🏙️ Population	3.12M	1.51M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 25% more expensive than in Cordoba. Cities ranked 4647th and 5580th ($1247 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Argentina.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.7 months in Cordoba. Ranked 1st vs 3rd best cities to live in Argentina, and 1053rd vs 4629th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Cordoba

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	Buenos Aires	Cordoba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$13.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.85	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.05	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$583	$371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1068	$653
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$729	$465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.4	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$92
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.7	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	42.38%	45.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$2388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1815	$1380
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.67	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.89	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.12	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.9	$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$3.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$2.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.2	$8.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.2	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$113	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$440	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7057	$4077

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
11 km or 7 mi	Lanus	$955
13 km or 7.9 mi	Wilde	$788
13 km or 8.1 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
14 km or 8.7 mi	Caseros	$970
14 km or 8.8 mi	Florida Este	$914
14 km or 8.9 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bernal	$693
15 km or 9.4 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
15 km or 9.6 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	La Tablada	$1035
17 km or 10 mi	Quilmes	$610
18 km or 11 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
18 km or 11 mi	San Justo	$1082
19 km or 12 mi	El Palomar	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Temperley	$920
19 km or 12 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
19 km or 12 mi	San Isidro	$872
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
19 km or 12 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
20 km or 12 mi	Villa Luzuriaga	$1001
20 km or 13 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
22 km or 13 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008
22 km or 13 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
22 km or 14 mi	Moron	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	San Fernando de la Buena Vista	$863
24 km or 15 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
24 km or 15 mi	Burzaco	$920
24 km or 15 mi	Berazategui	$784
25 km or 15 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
25 km or 16 mi	Rafael Castillo	$977
25 km or 16 mi	Monte Grande	$939
29 km or 18 mi	Ezeiza	$948
29 km or 18 mi	Longchamps	$923
29 km or 18 mi	Libertad	$972
31 km or 19 mi	Gonzalez Catan	$961
32 km or 20 mi	Glew	$923
32 km or 20 mi	Merlo	$959
36 km or 23 mi	Jose C. Paz	$945
37 km or 23 mi	Virrey del Pino	$948

Cities near Cordoba

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Villa Carlos Paz	$885
37 km or 23 mi	Alta Gracia	$866
85 km or 53 mi	Rio Tercero	$717
96 km or 60 mi	Cruz del Eje	$836
142 km or 88 mi	Villa Maria	$697
190 km or 118 mi	Rio Cuarto	$895
197 km or 123 mi	Lujan	$788
200 km or 125 mi	San Francisco	$826
257 km or 160 mi	Rafaela	$813
278 km or 172 mi	Villa Mercedes	$795
290 km or 180 mi	San Luis	$740
308 km or 192 mi	Esperanza	$794
331 km or 206 mi	Santa Fe	$818
332 km or 206 mi	Venado Tuerto	$869
340 km or 211 mi	La Rioja	$590
349 km or 217 mi	Parana	$704
357 km or 222 mi	San Lorenzo	$788
362 km or 225 mi	San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca	$712
375 km or 233 mi	Rosario	$788
379 km or 235 mi	Villa Gobernador Galvez	$767
404 km or 251 mi	Santiago del Estero	$695
410 km or 255 mi	La Banda	$701
413 km or 257 mi	San Juan	$626
414 km or 257 mi	Villa Constitucion	$889
429 km or 267 mi	San Nicolas de los Arroyos	$937
436 km or 271 mi	Pergamino	$935
444 km or 276 mi	San Martin	$898
464 km or 288 mi	Junin Partido	$915
464 km or 289 mi	Las Heras	$928
467 km or 290 mi	Mendoza	$930
468 km or 291 mi	Godoy Cruz	$930
474 km or 295 mi	General Pico	$711
491 km or 305 mi	Villaguay	$838
492 km or 306 mi	San Pedro	$946
496 km or 308 mi	Gualeguay	$1068
504 km or 313 mi	Reconquista	$657
521 km or 324 mi	San Miguel de Tucuman	$718
526 km or 327 mi	San Rafael	$699
537 km or 334 mi	Goya	$646
548 km or 341 mi	Chivilcoy	$934