Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 2.8 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 76.5% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS8,368.89
|
$17.10
€15.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,907.45
|
$9.80
€9.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,314.03
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS957.96
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,991.69
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,568.11
|
$4.27
€3.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS4,014.56
|
$4.97
€4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS2,049.55
|
$3.80
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS2,031.13
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS813.31
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS793.79
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS561.74
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS741.18
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS383.65
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS394.07
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,398.60
|
$7.23
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,861.18
|
$118.73
€109.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS19,691,500.00
|
$36,966.92
€34,226.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS7,541.84
|
$18.66
€17.28
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS19,864.86
|
$49.22
€45.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS484,164.76
|
$1,390.35
€1,287.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS350,754.84
|
$1,168.86
€1,082.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS34,631.11
|
$162.61
€150.55
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS216,483.43
|
$1,101.52
€1,019.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS5,144,590.81
|
$7,468.96
€6,915.31
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,476.86
|
$6.02
€5.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,243.88
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,969.15
|
$16.48
€15.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS21,122.99
|
$58.33
€54.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS4,202.94
|
$12.21
€11.31
|
|
pay 17.1% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS80,347.23
|
$84.67
€78.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS64,775.98
|
$40.37
€37.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS114,413.01
|
$91.93
€85.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS102,505.45
|
$90.97
€84.22
|
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