Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Buenos Aires Cost of Living Comparison Between Lisbon and Buenos Aires

🙂 Solo nomad: Lisbon is 1.3% cheaper than Buenos Aires without rent, and 61.2% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Lisbon is 3.7% more expensive than Buenos Aires without rent, and 42.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$16.09 €13.89

$15.09 ARS 17.9K

6.63%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$64.1 €55.3

$61 ARS 72.5K

5.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$10.28 €8.88

$11.88 ARS 14.1K

-13.47%

Cappuccino

$2.78 €2.4

$3.95 ARS 4,696

-29.62%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.23 €1.92

$2.12 ARS 2,512

5.19%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.57 €1.35

$1.53 ARS 1,823

2.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$3.41 €2.95

$3.55 ARS 4,215

-3.94%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.82 €3.3

$3.99 ARS 4,737

-4.26%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.14 €0.98

$1.52 ARS 1,809

-25.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.73 €1.49

$2.56 ARS 3,042

-32.42%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.67 €1.44

$2.27 ARS 2,700

-26.43%

Eggs

$3.13 €2.7

$3.19 ARS 3,788

-1.88%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.31 €11.5

$12 ARS 14.3K

10.92%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.99 €6.9

$8.05 ARS 9,563

-0.75%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$15.97 €13.79

$9.52 ARS 11.3K

67.75%

Apples (1kg)

$2.28 €1.97

$2.59 ARS 3,078

-11.97%

Banana (1kg)

$1.7 €1.47

$2.02 ARS 2,393

-15.84%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.31 ARS 1,551

55.73%

Tomato (1kg)

$2.55 €2.2

$2.61 ARS 3,095

-2.30%

Potato (1kg)

$1.76 €1.52

$1.51 ARS 1,791

16.56%

Onion (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.48 ARS 1,755

38.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.98 €1.71

$1.81 ARS 2,150

9.39%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.81 €0.7

$1.43 ARS 1,703

-43.36%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.59 €5.69

$3.17 ARS 3,767

107.89%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.87 €5.07

$5.91 ARS 7,019

-0.68%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.33 €1.15

$2.26 ARS 2,689

-41.15%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.92 €2.52

$3.09 ARS 3,664

-5.50%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.27 €1.96

$0.68 ARS 807

233.82%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.15 €39.85

$15.85 ARS 18.8K

191.17%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.23 €3.66

$1.63 ARS 1,938

159.51%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.86 €0.75

$0.85 ARS 1,013

1.18%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$18.68 €16.13

$6.13 ARS 7,281

204.73%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.09 €1.81

$1.12 ARS 1,335

86.61%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$34.5K €29.8K

$24.8K ARS 29.4M

39.33%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$39.6K €34.2K

$28.6K ARS 34M

38.57%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$148 €128

$112 ARS 133.4K

32.08%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$20.98 €18.11

$21.32 ARS 25.3K

-1.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.65 €34.24

$28.5 ARS 33.8K

39.12%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$47.92 €41.37

$42.35 ARS 50.3K

13.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.57 €16.03

$11.6 ARS 13.8K

60.09%

Cinema Ticket

$9.38 €8.1

$8.8 ARS 10.4K

6.59%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$607 €524

$322 ARS 382.2K

88.65%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$16.1K €13.9K

$5,088 ARS 6M

216.65%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$104 €90.1

$108 ARS 128.7K

-3.65%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.09 €35.48

$87.5 ARS 104K

-53.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$92.7 €80

$123 ARS 146.2K

-24.76%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 €102

$132 ARS 156.7K

-10.09%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,592 €1,375

$659 ARS 782.6K

141.60%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,262 €1,090

$432 ARS 513.2K

192.03%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$3,046 €2,630

$1,187 ARS 1.4M

156.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$2,069 €1,787

$789 ARS 937K

162.23%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$7,280 €6,286

$2,743 ARS 3.3M

165.43%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$4,549 €3,928

$2,007 ARS 2.4M

126.67%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,462 €1,263

$805 ARS 955.5K

81.75%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.81

52.71

-92.77%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

Last update for Buenos Aires: October 28, 2025

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