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Buenos Aires vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 54.1% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 44.7% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 63.3% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 62.2% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 87.9% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.1% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 14.4% less in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.0% less for restaurants

	Bern	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.22 CHF23.46	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	-38.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF15.07	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	-36.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.16 CHF4.14	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	-57.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.93 CHF3.96	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	-71.8%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 44.7% less for groceries

	Bern	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF2.99	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	-22.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.58 CHF11.70	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	-57.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.60 CHF6.90	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-32.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.49 CHF6.01	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-56.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.45 CHF12.40	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	-74.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 CHF1.38	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-33.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.83	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	-7.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CHF1.15	$0.57 ARS819.15	-60.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.39 CHF2.72	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-66.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CHF0.84	$0.66 ARS952.66	-36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 CHF0.84	$0.58 ARS837.26	-44.9%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 63.3% less for transportation

	Bern	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.42 CHF6.76	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-48.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.10 CHF80.36	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-80.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,041.86 CHF32,947.46	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-39.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$65.19 CHF52.33	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-85.4%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 62.2% less for housing

	Bern	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.82 CHF51.23	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,948.71 CHF1,564.38	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,636.67 CHF1,313.88	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$234.53 CHF188.28	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-56.9%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 87.9% less for childcare

	Bern	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,420.16 CHF2,745.62	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	-89.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,875.03 CHF32,813.53	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-86.6%
Average			-87.9%

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pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.38 CHF7.53	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	-59.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 CHF4.97	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	-33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 CHF9.44	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-68.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.65 CHF65.54	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$27.53 CHF22.10	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	-67.3%
Average			-55.1%

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pay 14.4% less for clothing

	Bern	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$155.91 CHF125.16	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	-27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.91 CHF56.92	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.05 CHF134.10	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	-22.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$212.36 CHF170.48	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	-36.5%
Average			-14.4%

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