Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 49.4% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
|
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.37
|
$8.50
ARS8,368.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.22
|
$6.00
ARS5,907.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.16
|
$1.33
ARS1,314.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.62
|
$0.97
ARS957.96
|
|
pay 45.9% less for groceries
|
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
$2.02
ARS1,991.69
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.59
|
$4.64
ARS4,568.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.27
|
$4.08
ARS4,014.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.69
|
$2.08
ARS2,049.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.82
|
$2.06
ARS2,031.13
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.40
|
$0.83
ARS813.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
$0.81
ARS793.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.47
|
$0.57
ARS561.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.37
|
$0.75
ARS741.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.82
|
$0.39
ARS383.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.56
|
$0.40
ARS394.07
|
|
pay 56.9% less for transportation
|
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$11.05
|
$3.45
ARS3,398.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$194.07
|
$9.00
ARS8,861.18
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$50,225.32
|
$20,000.00
ARS19,691,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$28.16
|
$7.66
ARS7,541.84
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
|
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$96.02
|
$20.18
ARS19,864.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,538.16
|
$491.75
ARS484,164.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,296.27
|
$356.25
ARS350,754.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$225.40
|
$35.17
ARS34,631.11
|
|
pay 65.6% less for childcare
|
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,300.52
|
$219.88
ARS216,483.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,588.29
|
$5,225.19
ARS5,144,590.81
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.18
|
$1.50
ARS1,476.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.68
|
$2.28
ARS2,243.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.88
|
$2.00
ARS1,969.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$64.13
|
$21.45
ARS21,122.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.30
|
$4.27
ARS4,202.94
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
|
Wellington
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$134.01
|
$81.61
ARS80,347.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$88.86
|
$65.79
ARS64,775.98
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$208.77
|
$116.21
ARS114,413.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$216.05
|
$104.11
ARS102,505.45
|
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