Buenos Aires vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Buenos Aires	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1130	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2837	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$470	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$887	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$97	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	79	98
😀 Quality of life	74	90
🏙️ Population	3.12M	3.42M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 37% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4694th and 2443rd ($1130 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Argentina and Spain, respectively. Check Argentina vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 1194th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Madrid

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	Buenos Aires	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.9	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1019	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.8	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	35.01%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2657	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1964	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.6	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.96	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.97	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.26	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.89	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.55	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.04	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.9	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5728	$10042

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Cities near Buenos Aires

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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522