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Buenos Aires vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 35.4% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 85.8% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 19.6% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 33.0% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 55.1% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 30.7% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 4.4 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Accra. Expenses including childcare and groceries are lower in Buenos Aires. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Accra, you would:

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pay 85.8% more for restaurants

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.98 GHS93.33	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+138.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS120.88	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+25.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.56 GHS18.22	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	+28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 GHS5.37	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+246.8%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 19.6% less for groceries

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 GHS19.03	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 GHS69.08	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-11.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.71 GHS160.33	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.62 GHS30.70	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 GHS38.13	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.66 GHS19.36	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-22.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 GHS7.51	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+51.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS9.50	$0.65 ARS986.80	-20.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 GHS18.97	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23 GHS14.34	$0.56 ARS848.63	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 GHS14.24	$0.56 ARS844.64	-54.3%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 33.0% more for transportation

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.98 GHS58.28	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	+5.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.19 GHS469.97	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	-31.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS93,560.46	$28,500.00 ARS43M	+256.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 GHS138.52	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-18.9%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 55.1% more for housing

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.44 GHS496.28	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.62 GHS7,924.86	$770.79 ARS1M	+13.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.40 GHS3,244.17	$509.75 ARS774K	+83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.06 GHS655.60	$162.43 ARS247K	+189.8%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 30.7% less for childcare

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$462.41 GHS5,407.96	$464.87 ARS706K	+0.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,630.20 GHS218K	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-52.2%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 3.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 GHS21.59	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+114.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.40 GHS51.49	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.54 GHS29.68	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	+65.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.09 GHS831.35	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	-29.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.69 GHS148.41	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	-18.2%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 4.4 times more for clothing

	Accra	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.19 GHS165.96	$120.49 ARS183K	+749.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.41 GHS215.27	$95.69 ARS145K	+419.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$36.21 GHS423.52	$115.94 ARS176K	+220.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.46 GHS613.49	$138.37 ARS210K	+163.8%
Average			+339.4%

Accra vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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