Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 83.9% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 3.5% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,613.88
|
$9.56
GYD1,999.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,374.50
|
$8.60
GYD1,799.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,195.48
|
$1.20
GYD249.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS871.53
|
$0.67
GYD140.00
|
|
pay 68.2% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,812.01
|
$1.69
GYD352.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,155.99
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,652.38
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,864.64
|
$2.71
GYD567.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,847.89
|
$2.62
GYD548.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS739.94
|
$1.79
GYD375.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS722.18
|
$1.02
GYD213.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS511.06
|
$1.06
GYD222.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS674.31
|
$1.14
GYD238.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS349.04
|
$0.61
GYD128.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS358.52
|
$0.88
GYD185.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,091.99
|
$3.98
GYD833.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,061.75
|
$28.68
GYD5,999.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,915,000.00
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,299,923.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,861.44
|
$29.16
GYD6,099.86
|
|
pay 81.0% more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,072.72
|
$65.13
GYD13,624.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS440,485.06
|
$805.17
GYD168,428.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS319,110.94
|
$258.44
GYD54,061.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,506.81
|
$57.98
GYD12,129.20
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS196,953.03
|
$917.10
GYD191,840.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,680,463.36
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,003.96
|
|
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,343.62
|
$2.27
GYD474.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,041.44
|
$4.37
GYD914.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,791.50
|
$2.20
GYD459.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,217.35
|
$35.51
GYD7,428.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,823.76
|
$6.21
GYD1,299.97
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS73,098.57
|
$31.76
GYD6,642.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,932.11
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS104,091.06
|
$62.15
GYD12,999.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS93,257.75
|
$62.94
GYD13,166.36
|
|
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