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Buenos Aires vs. Bratislava Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 8.2% cheaper than Bratislava.

Restaurants: pay 12.7% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 7.6% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 38.5% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 19.8% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 50.2% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 53.2% more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Bratislava Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.7% more for restaurants

	Bratislava	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.68 €10.07	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+54.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.22 €8.81	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €1.94	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	-3.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 €1.45	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	-17.6%
Average			+12.7%

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pay 7.6% less for groceries

	Bratislava	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 €1.54	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.78 €6.70	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	-21.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.82 €4.16	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	+21.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.98 €3.44	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.85 €3.32	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.83	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	+19.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.79	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 €1.04	$0.57 ARS819.15	-52.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 €1.82	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-45.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.75	$0.66 ARS952.66	-24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.73	$0.58 ARS837.26	-31.5%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 38.5% less for transportation

	Bratislava	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.78 €5.85	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.05 €36.26	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-52.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.27 €16.62	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-50.6%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 19.8% less for housing

	Bratislava	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.47 €18.51	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	+37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$959.42 €827.33	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-31.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$734.16 €633.09	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-36.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$194.94 €168.10	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-48.2%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 50.2% less for childcare

	Bratislava	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$652.73 €562.86	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	-43.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,707.73 €10,958.22	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-56.7%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 7.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bratislava	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 €2.52	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+30.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 €2.85	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42 €5.54	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-42.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.03 €45.73	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 €11.08	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	-29.9%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 53.2% more for clothing

	Bratislava	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.35 €77.91	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+24.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.49 €35.78	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+120.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.14 €76.86	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+45.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.59 €95.37	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+22.0%
Average			+53.2%

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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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