Buenos Aires vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$4507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
79
90
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.51M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 52% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4761st and 889th ($1207 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Germany, respectively. Check Argentina vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1226th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Munich

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Buenos Aires Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$16629

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748