Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 31.4% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 3.1% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,216
|
$8.50
ARS7,613.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,157
|
$6.00
ARS5,374.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,109
|
$1.33
ARS1,195.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,137
|
$0.97
ARS871.53
|
|
pay 56.8% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,274
|
$2.02
ARS1,812.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,377
|
$4.64
ARS4,155.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,333
|
$4.08
ARS3,652.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,526
|
$2.08
ARS1,864.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,582
|
$2.06
ARS1,847.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,315
|
$0.83
ARS739.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,175
|
$0.81
ARS722.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,569
|
$0.57
ARS511.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,755
|
$0.75
ARS674.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,639
|
$0.39
ARS349.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,957
|
$0.40
ARS358.52
|
|
pay 38.4% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,484
|
$3.45
ARS3,091.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩62,452
|
$9.00
ARS8,061.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,471,382
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,915,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩13,051
|
$7.66
ARS6,861.44
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
Seoul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,531
|
$20.18
ARS18,072.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,208,168
|
$491.75
ARS440,485.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩731,468
|
$356.25
ARS319,110.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩194,282
|
$35.17
ARS31,506.81
|
|
pay 58.7% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩527,995
|
$219.88
ARS196,953.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,821,334
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,680,463.36
|
|
pay 52.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,098
|
$1.50
ARS1,343.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,362
|
$2.28
ARS2,041.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,588
|
$2.00
ARS1,791.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,841
|
$21.45
ARS19,217.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,294
|
$4.27
ARS3,823.76
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩84,054
|
$81.61
ARS73,098.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,847
|
$65.79
ARS58,932.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩118,832
|
$116.21
ARS104,091.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩176,035
|
$104.11
ARS93,257.75
|
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