Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 49.1% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
|
Monrovia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,905.63
|
$8.50
ARS8,443.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,905.63
|
$6.00
ARS5,960.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD323.96
|
$1.33
ARS1,325.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD476.41
|
$0.97
ARS966.55
|
|
pay 47.9% less for groceries
|
Monrovia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD297.58
|
$2.02
ARS2,009.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,125.35
|
$4.64
ARS4,609.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,088.37
|
$4.08
ARS4,050.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD749.86
|
$2.08
ARS2,067.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD779.34
|
$2.06
ARS2,049.35
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD181.72
|
$0.83
ARS820.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD634.31
|
$0.81
ARS800.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD813.98
|
$0.57
ARS566.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD796.63
|
$0.75
ARS747.83
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD196.26
|
$0.39
ARS387.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD762.25
|
$0.40
ARS397.61
|
|
pay 78.9% more for transportation
|
Monrovia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD803.25
|
$3.45
ARS3,429.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.00
ARS8,940.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD966,129.15
|
$20,000.00
ARS19,868,142.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,418.61
|
$7.66
ARS7,609.50
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
|
Monrovia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD17,769.96
|
$20.18
ARS20,043.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD127,041.86
|
$491.75
ARS488,507.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,150.65
|
$356.25
ARS353,901.29
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD39,724.16
|
$35.17
ARS34,941.77
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Monrovia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,164.67
|
$219.88
ARS218,425.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD285,844.18
|
$5,225.19
ARS5,190,740.36
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monrovia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD476.41
|
$1.50
ARS1,490.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD595.51
|
$2.28
ARS2,264.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD952.81
|
$2.00
ARS1,986.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,530.41
|
$21.45
ARS21,312.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,857.94
|
$4.27
ARS4,240.64
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Monrovia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,508.72
|
$81.61
ARS81,067.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,431.49
|
$65.79
ARS65,357.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,719.16
|
$116.21
ARS115,439.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,101.19
|
$104.11
ARS103,424.97
|
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