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Belgium

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Antwerp Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 29.1% cheaper than Antwerp.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 26.2% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 38.5% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 28.4% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 72.4% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.8% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 16.8% more in Buenos Aires

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Antwerp Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% less for restaurants

	Antwerp	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.39 €19.93	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	-15.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.60 €3.20	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-44.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.54 €3.15	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	-55.0%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 26.2% less for groceries

	Antwerp	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 €2.44	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	-9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.62 €7.67	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-39.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 €4.52	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	+8.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 €3.30	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-24.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.42 €4.83	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	-15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 €1.20	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 €0.96	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	-10.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.06	$0.65 ARS986.80	-45.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.34	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.98	$0.56 ARS848.63	-49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.56 ARS844.64	-36.1%
Average			-26.2%

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pay 38.5% less for transportation

	Antwerp	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.98 €7.10	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-33.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.87 €48.83	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	-49.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,462.03 €31,562.48	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.10 €24.12	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-64.6%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 28.4% less for housing

	Antwerp	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.40 €42.19	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,039.02 €924.77	$770.79 ARS1M	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$838.56 €746.35	$509.75 ARS774K	-39.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.74 €139.51	$162.43 ARS247K	+3.6%
Average			-28.4%

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pay 72.4% less for childcare

	Antwerp	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,623.62 €1,445.08	$464.87 ARS706K	-71.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$33,405.44 €29,732.05	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-73.4%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Antwerp	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.49 €4.88	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-27.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.32 €3.85	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.88 €11.46	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.30 €33.20	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.12 €13.45	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	-31.3%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 16.8% more for clothing

	Antwerp	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.27 €99.03	$120.49 ARS183K	+8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.94 €46.23	$95.69 ARS145K	+84.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 €91.31	$115.94 ARS176K	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$167.83 €149.37	$138.37 ARS210K	-17.5%
Average			+16.8%

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