Buenos Aires vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Buenos Aires Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$4816
🏠 One person rent
$536
$1184
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$2040
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$2197
😷 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 42% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4761st and 1819th ($1207 vs $2082) 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 1.1 months in Rome. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 1226th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Buenos Aires vs Rome

Prices for goods and services in Buenos Aires and Rome are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Buenos Aires Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$6.22
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$12431

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Rome

Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358