Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 53.2% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Paris, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.09
|
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.80
|
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.79
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.82
|
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.43
|
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.36
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.54
|
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.77
|
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.01
|
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
|
pay 62.9% less for transportation
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.20
|
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€85.40
|
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€30,142.24
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.92
|
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.97
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,356.47
|
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€996.81
|
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€159.48
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
|
pay 70.9% less for childcare
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€769.74
|
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,294.40
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€7.03
|
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€12.06
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€38.24
|
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€13.06
|
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€94.73
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€41.18
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€102.10
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€144.73
|
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
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