Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 33.3% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Prague, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK219.23
|
$8.50
ARS7,643.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK199.30
|
$6.00
ARS5,395.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK38.14
|
$1.33
ARS1,200.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.36
|
$0.97
ARS874.94
|
|
pay 18.0% less for groceries
Prague
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.34
|
$2.02
ARS1,819.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK142.65
|
$4.64
ARS4,172.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK90.03
|
$4.08
ARS3,666.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK59.50
|
$2.08
ARS1,871.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK93.00
|
$2.06
ARS1,855.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.45
|
$0.83
ARS742.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK16.98
|
$0.81
ARS725.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.71
|
$0.57
ARS513.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK32.63
|
$0.75
ARS676.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.13
|
$0.39
ARS350.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.58
|
$0.40
ARS359.92
|
|
pay 43.3% less for transportation
Prague
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK146.90
|
$3.45
ARS3,104.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK548.08
|
$9.00
ARS8,093.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK612,857.28
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,985,010.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK285.00
|
$7.66
ARS6,888.26
|
|
pay 50.1% less for housing
Prague
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK492.35
|
$20.18
ARS18,143.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,430.13
|
$491.75
ARS442,206.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK17,989.19
|
$356.25
ARS320,358.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,322.58
|
$35.17
ARS31,629.93
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Prague
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,492.89
|
$219.88
ARS197,722.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK268,473.11
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,698,754.22
|
|
pay 53.0% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK59.29
|
$1.50
ARS1,348.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK71.42
|
$2.28
ARS2,049.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK149.48
|
$2.00
ARS1,798.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,400.36
|
$21.45
ARS19,292.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK249.13
|
$4.27
ARS3,838.70
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
Prague
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,895.72
|
$81.61
ARS73,384.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK896.07
|
$65.79
ARS59,162.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,238.29
|
$116.21
ARS104,497.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,635.62
|
$104.11
ARS93,622.20
|
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