Buenos Aires vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$4617
🏠 One person rent
$470
$1125
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1929
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$534
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3700
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
87
😀 Quality of life
74
94
🏙️ Population
3.12M
776K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 43% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 4694th and 1863rd ($1130 vs $1989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Argentina and Germany, respectively. Check Argentina vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Frankfurt ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 1194th and 47th 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
$14.4
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$5.06
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$1133
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$2172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$1473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$8106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$4832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$3.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$8.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$86
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$14496

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595