Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 45.4% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$7.00
$6,119.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.32
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.71
|
$1.03
$899.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.24
|
$0.90
$784.37
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
$1.34
$1,172.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$3.51
$3,071.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.78
|
$3.15
$2,757.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.95
|
$1.46
$1,274.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.61
|
$1.76
$1,541.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.66
$576.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.57
$495.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.31
$270.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.67
$587.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.30
$260.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.33
$292.32
|
|
pay 62.9% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.55
|
$3.52
$3,074.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.37
|
$6.80
$5,944.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,820.35
|
$25,000.00
$21,854,637.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.48
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 71.4% less for housing
Berlin
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.87
|
$23.47
$20,519.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,260.01
|
$313.32
$273,900.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€934.00
|
$225.62
$197,229.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€255.35
|
$36.96
$32,308.85
|
|
pay 19.6% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€196.66
|
$187.40
$163,822.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,372.03
|
$5,653.81
$4,942,477.36
|
|
pay 58.7% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.11
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.39
|
$1.72
$1,501.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.01
|
$22.07
$19,293.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.77
|
$67.11
$58,663.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.44
|
$57.53
$50,294.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.79
|
$107.00
$93,540.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.53
|
$98.70
$86,283.63
|
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