Buenos Aires vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$4113
🏠 One person rent
$470
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1682
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$472
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1842
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
92
😀 Quality of life
74
86
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.75M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 34% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4694th and 2624th ($1130 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Argentina and Italy, respectively. Check Argentina vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 1194th and 337th 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
$14.4
$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$5.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$9864

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$964
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1324
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1270
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1289
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1250
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1543
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1224
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1004
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1046
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1058
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1208
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1340
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1241
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1171
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1100
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1128
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1294
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1312
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1101
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1074
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1239
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1133
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1231
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1267
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1218
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1518
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$955
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1204
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1396
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1270
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1165
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1301
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1061
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1229
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1521
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1201