Cost of living comparison
Italy is 89.7% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Italy instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 66.9% more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS8,368.89
|
$15.81
€14.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,907.45
|
$10.17
€9.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,314.03
|
$2.51
€2.32
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS957.96
|
$1.21
€1.12
|
|
pay 57.2% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,991.69
|
$2.05
€1.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,568.11
|
$6.81
€6.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS4,014.56
|
$5.59
€5.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS2,049.55
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS2,031.13
|
$5.01
€4.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS813.31
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS793.79
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS561.74
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS741.18
|
$1.28
€1.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS383.65
|
$0.76
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS394.07
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,398.60
|
$7.33
€6.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,861.18
|
$38.24
€35.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS19,691,500.00
|
$26,985.59
€24,985.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS7,541.84
|
$19.55
€18.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS19,864.86
|
$29.86
€27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS484,164.76
|
$660.64
€611.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS350,754.84
|
$504.89
€467.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS34,631.11
|
$158.99
€147.20
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS216,483.43
|
$519.28
€480.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS5,144,590.81
|
$9,615.09
€8,902.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,476.86
|
$4.97
€4.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,243.88
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,969.15
|
$6.16
€5.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS21,122.99
|
$52.41
€48.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS4,202.94
|
$9.51
€8.81
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS80,347.23
|
$76.74
€71.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS64,775.98
|
$34.05
€31.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS114,413.01
|
$84.06
€77.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS102,505.45
|
$115.51
€106.95
|
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