Buenos Aires vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$3920
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
79
87
😀 Quality of life
71
94
🏙️ Population
3.12M
759K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 58% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 6407th and 2040th ($791 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 2311th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Frankfurt

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Buenos Aires Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$2.01
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$24.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$14318

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574