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Buenos Aires vs. Brasilia Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 43.1% more expensive than Brasilia.

Restaurants: pay 91.8% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 57.9% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 47.2% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.2% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 96.8% more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Brasilia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.8% more for restaurants

	Brasilia	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.45 R$41.32	$18.00 ARS26,115.45	+141.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$36.15	$12.00 ARS17,410.30	+84.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.87	$2.18 ARS3,164.50	+76.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 R$4.65	$1.39 ARS2,013.97	+65.5%
Average			+91.8%

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

	Brasilia	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 R$9.35	$2.89 ARS4,194.11	+71.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.71 R$26.10	$6.13 ARS8,898.60	+30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 R$21.06	$5.84 ARS8,468.98	+53.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.12 R$11.77	$3.29 ARS4,771.86	+54.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.62 R$9.00	$3.92 ARS5,686.63	+141.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.47	$1.15 ARS1,669.85	+16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 R$4.13	$0.96 ARS1,394.68	+28.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 R$3.57	$0.57 ARS821.69	-12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 R$4.36	$1.14 ARS1,653.41	+44.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.40	$0.66 ARS955.61	+7.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.31	$0.58 ARS839.86	-3.1%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Brasilia	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 R$24.17	$4.31 ARS6,257.33	-1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.47 R$252.03	$20.00 ARS29,017.17	-56.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,087.28 R$144,607.01	$25,000.00 ARS36,271,460.00	-4.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.71 R$42.76	$9.51 ARS13,804.86	+23.3%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 57.9% more for housing

	Brasilia	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.51 R$119.24	$29.42 ARS42,687.67	+36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$445.35 R$2,468.65	$659.06 ARS956,209.27	+48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$275.58 R$1,527.62	$463.75 ARS672,831.64	+68.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.57 R$313.56	$100.98 ARS146,505.16	+78.5%
Average			+57.9%

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pay 47.2% less for childcare

	Brasilia	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.18 R$2,816.97	$367.39 ARS533,032.76	-27.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,521.94 R$91,584.44	$5,496.25 ARS7,974,280.48	-66.7%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 72.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Brasilia	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 R$10.33	$3.80 ARS5,513.26	+103.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$11.20	$4.13 ARS5,985.65	+104.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 R$12.39	$3.68 ARS5,339.16	+64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.96 R$143.92	$43.59 ARS63,238.39	+67.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.45 R$41.32	$9.00 ARS13,057.73	+20.7%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 96.8% more for clothing

	Brasilia	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.06 R$327.36	$112.87 ARS163,753.74	+91.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.69 R$236.62	$91.59 ARS132,888.76	+114.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.11 R$405.29	$129.33 ARS187,644.35	+76.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.96 R$365.65	$134.94 ARS195,772.69	+104.6%
Average			+96.8%

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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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