Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 36.6% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Athens, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.85
|
$1.03
$879.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.51
|
$0.90
$766.93
|
|
pay 39.4% less for groceries
Athens
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.03
|
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.50
|
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.08
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.09
|
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.66
$564.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.57
$484.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.31
$264.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.67
$574.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.30
$254.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.43
|
$0.33
$285.82
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Athens
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.38
|
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.38
|
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.53
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
Athens
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.27
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€509.79
|
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€480.57
|
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€186.29
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
Athens
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€449.54
|
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,256.29
|
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.30
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.39
|
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.18
|
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.10
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
Athens
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€78.13
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.03
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€82.89
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€102.53
|
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
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