Buenos Aires vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$402
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$1885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
79
92
😀 Quality of life
72
86
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.75M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 48% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6099th and 2722nd ($909 vs $1750) 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 0.5 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 1789th and 294th 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
$9.98
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$10781

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262