Buenos Aires vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$5700
🏠 One person rent
$496
$1497
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$2629
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$596
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$3732
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
78
99
😀 Quality of life
78
97
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.15M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 55% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4856th and 843rd ($1139 vs $2517) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Argentina and France, respectively. Check Argentina vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1059th and 18th 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
$15.6
$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$15084

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

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Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1942
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1824
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1986
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1896
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1784
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1426
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1604
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1426
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1787
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1417
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1587
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1390
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1321
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1335
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1279
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1300
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1486
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1259
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1613
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1288
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1532
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1397
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1488