Buenos Aires vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$470
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$2479
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$3560
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
79
90
😀 Quality of life
74
93
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.51M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 49% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4694th and 1352nd ($1130 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Argentina and Germany, respectively. Check Argentina vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1194th and 54th 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
$14.4
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$4.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$14702

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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 Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560