Buenos Aires vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$4629
🏠 One person rent
$555
$1099
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1926
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$525
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$2041
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
91
😀 Quality of life
77
91
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.75M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 37% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4647th and 2104th ($1247 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Argentina and Italy, respectively. Check Argentina vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1 months in Rome. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1053rd and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Rome

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Buenos Aires Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$6.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$14156

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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 Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1179
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1779
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1707
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1512
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1417
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1400
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1683
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1367
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1166
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1173
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1322
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1474
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1421
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1316
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1212
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1383
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1473
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1296
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1217
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1215
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1395
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1240
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1407
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1346
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1429
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1385
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1645
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1048
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1480
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1570
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1413
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1305
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1476
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1201
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1431
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1685
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1330