Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 43.6% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 43.1% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.87
|
$8.50
ARS7,643.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.93
|
$6.00
ARS5,395.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
$1.33
ARS1,200.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.45
|
$0.97
ARS874.94
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
$2.02
ARS1,819.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.26
|
$4.64
ARS4,172.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP6.00
|
$4.08
ARS3,666.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
$2.08
ARS1,871.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
$2.06
ARS1,855.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
$0.83
ARS742.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
$0.81
ARS725.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
$0.57
ARS513.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
$0.75
ARS676.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
$0.39
ARS350.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
$0.40
ARS359.92
|
|
pay 33.6% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.54
|
$3.45
ARS3,104.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.39
|
$9.00
ARS8,093.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,400.89
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,985,010.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.62
|
$7.66
ARS6,888.26
|
|
pay 67.5% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.03
|
$20.18
ARS18,143.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,293.33
|
$491.75
ARS442,206.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,245.51
|
$356.25
ARS320,358.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP69.01
|
$35.17
ARS31,629.93
|
|
pay 69.1% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP633.08
|
$219.88
ARS197,722.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,890.79
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,698,754.22
|
|
pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.22
|
$1.50
ARS1,348.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
$2.28
ARS2,049.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.57
|
$2.00
ARS1,798.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP55.74
|
$21.45
ARS19,292.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.42
|
$4.27
ARS3,838.70
|
|
pay 1.3% more for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP98.47
|
$81.61
ARS73,384.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP32.82
|
$65.79
ARS59,162.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP100.47
|
$116.21
ARS104,497.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP89.18
|
$104.11
ARS93,622.20
|
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