Buenos Aires vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$402
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$3414
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.15M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 61% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 6099th and 998th ($909 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1789th and 22nd 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
$9.98
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$8.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$18941

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395