Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 65.6% cheaper than Hamilton.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Hamilton, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
Hamilton
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$50.00
BMD50.00
|
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
BMD15.00
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.19
BMD3.19
|
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
BMD2.75
|
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
|
pay 77.3% less for groceries
Hamilton
|
Buenos Aires
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$8.20
BMD8.20
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.11
BMD8.11
|
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
BMD16.07
|
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.10
BMD8.10
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.59
BMD9.59
|
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.20
BMD5.20
|
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.20
BMD3.20
|
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
BMD4.74
|
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.36
BMD4.36
|
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
BMD3.84
|
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
BMD2.84
|
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
|
pay 67.9% less for transportation
Hamilton
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.77
BMD8.77
|
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
BMD69.00
|
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,500.00
BMD36,500.00
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.38
BMD36.38
|
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
|
pay 84.3% less for housing
Hamilton
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$138.75
BMD138.75
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,411.11
BMD3,411.11
|
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,200.00
BMD2,200.00
|
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.60
BMD199.60
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
Hamilton
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,268.00
BMD1,268.00
|
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,555.56
BMD24,555.56
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
|
pay 77.6% less for entertainment and sports
Hamilton
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BMD10.00
|
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.68
BMD5.68
|
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.50
BMD17.50
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$172.00
BMD172.00
|
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
BMD13.00
|
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Hamilton
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.00
BMD75.00
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BMD60.00
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.00
BMD140.00
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.83
BMD133.83
|
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
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