Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 2.0 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.19
₹352.69
|
$8.50
ARS8,368.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹352.69
|
$6.00
ARS5,907.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
₹36.42
|
$1.33
ARS1,314.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.21
|
$0.97
ARS957.96
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.16
|
$2.02
ARS1,991.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
₹201.65
|
$4.64
ARS4,568.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
₹241.09
|
$4.08
ARS4,014.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
₹94.43
|
$2.08
ARS2,049.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
₹136.08
|
$2.06
ARS2,031.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
₹76.24
|
$0.83
ARS813.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
₹31.64
|
$0.81
ARS793.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.50
|
$0.57
ARS561.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.65
|
$0.75
ARS741.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.21
|
$0.39
ARS383.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.96
|
$0.40
ARS394.07
|
|
pay 48.9% more for transportation
|
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
₹377.74
|
$3.45
ARS3,398.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.98
₹1,007.69
|
$9.00
ARS8,861.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,378.06
₹1,209,227.06
|
$20,000.00
ARS19,691,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.52
₹211.61
|
$7.66
ARS7,541.84
|
|
pay 86.9% more for housing
|
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.22
₹691.15
|
$20.18
ARS19,864.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.61
₹21,665.42
|
$491.75
ARS484,164.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$147.09
₹12,370.99
|
$356.25
ARS350,754.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.99
₹4,288.70
|
$35.17
ARS34,631.11
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.34
₹7,765.61
|
$219.88
ARS216,483.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,986.57
₹167,074.87
|
$5,225.19
ARS5,144,590.81
|
|
pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹151.15
|
$1.50
ARS1,476.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.08
₹174.61
|
$2.28
ARS2,243.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹352.69
|
$2.00
ARS1,969.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.02
₹1,936.36
|
$21.45
ARS21,122.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹403.08
|
$4.27
ARS4,202.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.38
₹2,639.53
|
$81.61
ARS80,347.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.88
₹3,101.42
|
$65.79
ARS64,775.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.59
₹4,171.02
|
$116.21
ARS114,413.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.96
₹3,108.81
|
$104.11
ARS102,505.45
|
|
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