Buenos Aires vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$5726
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2535
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$622
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$3974
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
77
96
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.11M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 51% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4761st and 916th ($1207 vs $2480) 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1226th and 14th 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
$17.2
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$8.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$17184

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544