Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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Italy

Rome vs. Bariloche Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 27.3% more expensive than Bariloche.

Restaurants: pay 12.4% less in Rome
Groceries: pay 21.5% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 87.4% more in Rome
Housing: pay 21.7% more in Rome
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 4.0% less in Rome

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

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Rome vs. Bariloche Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.4% less for restaurants

	Bariloche	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ARS30,356.69	$16.80 €14.99	-16.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.27 ARS21,658.22	$11.20 €9.99	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,627.16	$2.96 €2.64	+71.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 ARS2,821.76	$1.48 €1.32	-20.4%
Average			-12.4%

Bariloche vs. Rome - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.5% more for groceries

	Bariloche	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 ARS3,136.86	$2.22 €1.99	+7.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.72 ARS11,712.62	$7.42 €6.63	-3.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 ARS7,852.36	$6.49 €5.79	+25.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.73 ARS4,138.63	$4.66 €4.16	+70.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.62 ARS7,011.01	$5.66 €5.05	+22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 ARS1,606.45	$1.17 €1.05	+10.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 ARS1,835.94	$1.05 €0.94	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 ARS1,354.01	$1.09 €0.97	+21.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,858.89	$1.07 €0.96	-12.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ARS665.53	$0.64 €0.57	+46.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 ARS527.83	$0.72 €0.64	+106.2%
Average			+21.5%

Bariloche vs. Rome - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.4% more for transportation

	Bariloche	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.10 ARS6,224.43	$8.04 €7.18	+96.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.19 €34.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 ARS30M	$35,551.60 €31,734.00	+77.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.16 €17.99
Average			+87.4%

Bariloche vs. Rome - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.7% more for housing

	Bariloche	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.00 ARS36,428.02	$31.87 €28.44	+32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,300.00 ARS2M	$1,208.81 €1,079.00	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$716.67 ARS1M	$873.39 €779.61	+21.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.00 ARS98,659.23	$157.13 €140.26	+141.7%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Bariloche	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.00 ARS455K	$487.21 €434.89	+62.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,260.00 ARS6M	$16,862.20 €15,051.50	+295.8%
Average			+153.5%

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bariloche	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.21 ARS7,904.37	$5.60 €5.00	+7.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.92 ARS5,957.48	$2.07 €1.85	-47.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 ARS4,553.50	$7.28 €6.50	+142.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 ARS75,891.71	$65.43 €58.41	+30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.50 ARS12,901.59	$11.20 €9.99	+31.7%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 4.0% less for clothing

	Bariloche	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.00 ARS114K	$71.31 €63.65	-4.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00 ARS60,713.37	$36.31 €32.41	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.00 ARS167K	$83.63 €74.65	-24.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00 ARS144K	$123.17 €109.94	+29.7%
Average			-4.0%

Bariloche vs. Rome - Cost of clothing

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