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Buenos Aires vs. Berlin Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 31.9% cheaper than Berlin.

Restaurants: pay 7.4% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 43.3% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 49.6% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 34.4% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 29.3% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Berlin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.4% less for restaurants

	Berlin	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.44 €3.06	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.10 €2.76	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	-48.7%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Berlin	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.40 €2.14	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.59 €7.65	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-38.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.72 €4.20	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.47 €3.98	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.44 €4.84	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	-15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 €1.43	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-20.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.35	$0.65 ARS986.80	-57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 €1.51	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.56 ARS848.63	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$0.56 ARS844.64	-43.1%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 43.3% less for transportation

	Berlin	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.66 €7.71	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.79	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	-61.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,295.20	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.29 €26.96	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-68.3%
Average			-43.3%

Berlin vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of transportation

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pay 49.6% less for housing

	Berlin	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.20 €42.90	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,478.95 €1,316.32	$770.79 ARS1M	-47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,114.14 €991.62	$509.75 ARS774K	-54.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$295.08 €262.63	$162.43 ARS247K	-45.0%
Average			-49.6%

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pay 34.4% more for childcare

	Berlin	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.45 €128.56	$464.87 ARS706K	+221.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,853.22 €14,109.93	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-43.9%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Berlin	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.43 €4.83	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-27.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.34 €3.86	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	-10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.53 €9.37	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-60.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.06 €35.65	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+24.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €13.95	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	-33.8%
Average			-20.2%

Berlin vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.3% more for clothing

	Berlin	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$95.44 €84.95	$120.49 ARS183K	+26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.03 €41.86	$95.69 ARS145K	+103.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.60 €93.09	$115.94 ARS176K	+10.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$141.17 €125.65	$138.37 ARS210K	-2.0%
Average			+29.3%

Berlin vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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