Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 11.4% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.09
|
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.11
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.41
|
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.64
|
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.16
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.47
|
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.46
|
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.59
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.24
|
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.95
|
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.71
|
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.19
|
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.53
|
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.43
|
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.38
|
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.26
|
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$256.23
|
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$120,373.04
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$45.59
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Brasilia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$108.79
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,951.50
|
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,132.03
|
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$333.43
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
|
pay 46.0% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,946.03
|
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,404.55
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.03
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.22
|
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.04
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$121.27
|
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.12
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 42.7% more for clothing
Brasilia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$233.38
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$230.61
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$385.42
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$317.48
|
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
|
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