Cost of living comparison

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Bariloche vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Bariloche is 21.9% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 21.5% more in Bariloche
Groceries: pay 1.3% more in Bariloche
Transportation: pay 24.0% less in Bariloche
Housing: pay 36.1% less in Bariloche
Childcare: pay 63.4% less in Bariloche
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.3% less in Bariloche
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Bariloche

The cost of restaurants and groceries in Bariloche are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and clothing are lower in Bariloche.

Bariloche vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bariloche instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 21.5% more for restaurants

	Athens	Bariloche
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.28	$11.00 ARS15,343.30	-37.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.17	$9.10 ARS12,693.09	-13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.16	$1.77 ARS2,464.23	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.54	$1.65 ARS2,301.49	+165.4%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 1.3% more for groceries

	Athens	Bariloche
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.21	$2.50 ARS3,487.11	+80.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.58	$7.83 ARS10,926.29	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.28	$5.35 ARS7,458.09	-25.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.10	$2.71 ARS3,784.68	-42.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.23	$3.79 ARS5,282.98	-21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.90	$1.04 ARS1,455.19	+1.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.85	$1.18 ARS1,645.00	+21.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.62	$1.04 ARS1,455.19	+47.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.93	$1.28 ARS1,782.08	+19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.58	$0.44 ARS611.60	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.36 ARS506.15	-35.9%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 24.0% less for transportation

	Athens	Bariloche
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.93	$3.93 ARS5,478.07	-50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.56	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,470.65	$29,000.00 ARS40M	-0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.23	$11.10 ARS15,482.78	-20.8%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 36.1% less for housing

	Athens	Bariloche
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €30.06	$22.00 ARS30,686.60	-36.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €598.14	$533.33 ARS744K	-22.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €531.34	$533.33 ARS744K	-12.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €144.61	$43.33 ARS60,443.29	-73.9%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 63.4% less for childcare

	Athens	Bariloche
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €494.45	$220.00 ARS307K	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €10,103.36	$4,000.00 ARS6M	-65.5%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 41.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Bariloche
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.09	$1.50 ARS2,092.27	-74.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.59	$3.05 ARS4,254.28	-25.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.09	$2.58 ARS3,598.70	-55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €49.11	$50.00 ARS69,742.26	-11.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.17	$6.40 ARS8,933.98	-39.1%
Average			-41.3%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Athens	Bariloche
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €88.52	$66.00 ARS92,059.79	-35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €41.59	$55.00 ARS76,716.49	+15.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €91.82	$96.67 ARS135K	-8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €109.86	$105.00 ARS146K	-16.6%
Average			-11.1%

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