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Buenos Aires vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 27.4% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.3% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 17.0% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 8.4% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 54.7% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 49.7% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 18.7% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and groceries in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Argentina.

Buenos Aires vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.3% more for restaurants

	Argentina	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS15,752.39	$18.00 ARS25,009.20	+58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS12,565.39	$12.00 ARS16,672.80	+32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,439.47	$2.18 ARS3,030.45	+24.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS1,979.72	$1.39 ARS1,928.65	-2.6%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 17.0% more for groceries

	Argentina	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,716.89	$2.89 ARS4,016.45	+47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,303.42	$6.13 ARS8,521.65	+16.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS6,954.27	$5.84 ARS8,110.23	+16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,277.56	$3.29 ARS4,569.72	+39.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,185.22	$3.92 ARS5,445.75	+30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,430.91	$1.15 ARS1,599.12	+11.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,259.77	$0.96 ARS1,335.60	+6.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS882.72	$0.57 ARS786.88	-10.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,689.80	$1.14 ARS1,583.37	-6.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS736.40	$0.66 ARS915.13	+24.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS717.93	$0.58 ARS804.28	+12.0%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 8.4% less for transportation

	Argentina	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,724.70	$4.31 ARS5,992.27	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS32,095.14	$20.00 ARS27,788.00	-13.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS38M	$25,000.00 ARS35M	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS15,677.63	$9.51 ARS13,220.09	-15.7%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 54.7% more for housing

	Argentina	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS33,835.67	$29.42 ARS40,879.42	+20.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS541K	$659.06 ARS916K	+69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS414K	$463.75 ARS644K	+55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS81,082.25	$100.98 ARS140K	+73.0%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 49.7% more for childcare

	Argentina	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS374K	$367.39 ARS510K	+36.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS5M	$5,496.25 ARS8M	+62.8%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,547.34	$3.80 ARS5,279.72	+48.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,391.43	$4.13 ARS5,732.10	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,569.39	$3.68 ARS5,112.99	+11.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS44,877.52	$43.59 ARS60,559.61	+34.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,358.48	$9.00 ARS12,504.60	+33.6%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 18.7% more for clothing

	Argentina	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS124K	$112.87 ARS157K	+26.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS111K	$91.59 ARS127K	+15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS160K	$129.33 ARS180K	+12.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS154K	$134.94 ARS187K	+21.4%
Average			+18.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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