Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 36.1% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 35.4% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
€8.86
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.79
|
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.25
|
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.94
€3.62
|
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.80
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.49
€3.21
|
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
|
pay 48.7% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.52
€6.91
|
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.82
|
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
€9.16
|
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Lisbon
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.79
€38.41
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,447.59
€1,330.55
|
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,009.53
€927.91
|
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$109.60
€100.73
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
Lisbon
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$582.39
€535.30
|
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,607.20
€13,426.21
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€2.99
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
€2.29
|
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.88
€40.34
|
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€7.96
|
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
|
pay 24.7% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.44
€78.53
|
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.61
€34.57
|
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
€81.14
|
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.56
€98.87
|
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
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