Buenos Aires vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$5578
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1253
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$2603
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$599
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$3155
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
71
94
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.15M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 65% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6407th and 1216th ($791 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Argentina and France, respectively. Check Argentina vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 2311th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Paris

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Buenos Aires Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.12
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$8.14
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$16502

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1743
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1625
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1868
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1641
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1592
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1323
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1518
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1586
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1278
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1465
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1305
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1239
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1151
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1139
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1166
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1393
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1218
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1526
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1129
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1206
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1265
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1381