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Buenos Aires vs. Austria Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 27.1% cheaper than Austria overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 30.2% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 45.1% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 41.9% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 50.7% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.6% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 30.0% more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Austria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% less for restaurants

	Austria	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.52 €15.91	$18.00 ARS26,029.05	-2.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.86 €10.19	$12.00 ARS17,352.70	+1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.81 €3.27	$2.18 ARS3,154.03	-42.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 €2.44	$1.39 ARS2,007.30	-51.1%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 30.2% less for groceries

	Austria	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 €2.45	$2.89 ARS4,180.24	+1.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.46 €8.98	$6.13 ARS8,869.16	-41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.32 €5.43	$5.84 ARS8,440.96	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.00	$3.29 ARS4,756.07	-29.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.81 €5.85	$3.92 ARS5,667.82	-42.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 €1.15	$1.15 ARS1,664.33	-14.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 €0.96	$0.96 ARS1,390.07	-14.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.51 €1.30	$0.57 ARS818.97	-62.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.16 €1.85	$1.14 ARS1,647.94	-47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.89	$0.66 ARS952.45	-36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.80	$0.58 ARS837.08	-37.9%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 45.1% less for transportation

	Austria	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.68 €5.74	$4.31 ARS6,236.63	-35.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.69 €49.54	$20.00 ARS28,921.17	-65.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.85 €26,025.28	$25,000.00 ARS36,151,460.25	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.13 €21.58	$9.51 ARS13,759.19	-62.1%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 41.9% less for housing

	Austria	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.06 €33.54	$29.42 ARS42,546.44	-24.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$969.93 €832.99	$659.06 ARS953,045.76	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$823.47 €707.20	$463.75 ARS670,605.65	-43.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$307.44 €264.04	$100.98 ARS146,020.46	-67.2%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 50.7% less for childcare

	Austria	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$585.93 €503.20	$367.39 ARS531,269.29	-37.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,311.22 €13,149.45	$5,496.25 ARS7,947,898.54	-64.1%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 27.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Austria	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.41 €4.64	$3.80 ARS5,495.02	-29.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.37 €3.75	$4.13 ARS5,965.85	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.50 €6.44	$3.68 ARS5,321.49	-50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.14 €43.92	$43.59 ARS63,029.17	-14.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 €12.30	$9.00 ARS13,014.53	-37.2%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 30.0% more for clothing

	Austria	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.44 €85.40	$112.87 ARS163,211.99	+13.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.64 €40.91	$91.59 ARS132,449.12	+92.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.83 €89.17	$129.33 ARS187,023.55	+24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.37 €129.14	$134.94 ARS195,125.00	-10.3%
Average			+30.0%

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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: December 2025

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