Buenos Aires vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$4758
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1237
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2068
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$4186
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
87
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
3.12M
773K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 57% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 6099th and 1589th ($909 vs $2102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Argentina and Germany, respectively. Check Argentina vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 2 months in Frankfurt. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 1789th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$8020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$5017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$15030

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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 Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716