Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 52.2% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 55.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.18
|
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.53
|
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.39
|
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
|
pay 41.8% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.49
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.78
|
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.46
|
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.81
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
|
pay 59.7% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.48
|
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,780.62
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.42
|
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.64
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,081.70
|
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€906.01
|
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€169.72
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€917.70
|
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,476.07
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
|
pay 60.1% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.05
|
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.39
|
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.13
|
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€46.00
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€108.98
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€134.31
|
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
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