Buenos Aires vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$4149
🏠 One person rent
$365
$891
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1673
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$1795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
92
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.87M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 53% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6407th and 2685th ($791 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Argentina and Italy, respectively. Check Argentina vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 2311th and 230th 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
$7.12
$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.2
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$9800

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$916
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1604
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1351
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1425
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1363
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1049
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1698
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1261
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1332
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1024
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1011
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1104
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$964
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1339
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1092
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1067
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1056
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1166
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1324
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1066
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1294
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1298
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1231
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1173
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1285
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1321
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1328
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1280
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1516
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1151
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1337
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1293
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1230
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1347
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1065
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1090
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1527
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1229