Buenos Aires vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$5684
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1432
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$2492
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$3694
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
79
99
😀 Quality of life
77
94
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.1M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 49% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4647th and 964th ($1247 vs $2460) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 1053rd and 34th 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
$17.5
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$8.32
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$30
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$19577

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1935
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1874
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1987
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1876
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1794
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1683
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1454
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1749
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1401
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1481
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1424
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1375
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1356
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1382
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1350
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1553
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1243
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1632
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1289
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1573
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1421
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1506