Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 46.2% cheaper than Valletta.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Valletta, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
|
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€18.05
|
$8.50
ARS8,368.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.29
€9.53
|
$6.00
ARS5,907.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.43
|
$1.33
ARS1,314.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.97
ARS957.96
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
|
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
$2.02
ARS1,991.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.28
€4.89
|
$4.64
ARS4,568.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.54
€4.20
|
$4.08
ARS4,014.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.66
|
$2.08
ARS2,049.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.90
€4.54
|
$2.06
ARS2,031.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$0.83
ARS813.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.81
ARS793.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.57
ARS561.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$0.75
ARS741.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.56
|
$0.39
ARS383.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.40
ARS394.07
|
|
pay 44.1% less for transportation
|
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
€5.09
|
$3.45
ARS3,398.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.00
ARS8,861.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,450.20
€23,563.68
|
$20,000.00
ARS19,691,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.24
€27.07
|
$7.66
ARS7,541.84
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
|
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
€35.72
|
$20.18
ARS19,864.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,095.02
€1,013.85
|
$491.75
ARS484,164.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$900.23
€833.50
|
$356.25
ARS350,754.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.57
€104.23
|
$35.17
ARS34,631.11
|
|
pay 58.1% less for childcare
|
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$667.12
€617.67
|
$219.88
ARS216,483.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,288.38
€9,525.74
|
$5,225.19
ARS5,144,590.81
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$1.50
ARS1,476.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
€2.49
|
$2.28
ARS2,243.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.51
|
$2.00
ARS1,969.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.22
€75.20
|
$21.45
ARS21,122.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.03
|
$4.27
ARS4,202.94
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
|
Valletta
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$127.25
€117.82
|
$81.61
ARS80,347.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
€57.66
|
$65.79
ARS64,775.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$157.03
€145.39
|
$116.21
ARS114,413.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$200.35
€185.50
|
$104.11
ARS102,505.45
|
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