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Buenos Aires vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 2.6% cheaper than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 44.4% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 34.0% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 12.3% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.9% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 57.7% more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.1% more for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	-10.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+29.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 BBD2.25	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+23.4%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 44.4% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$3.38 BBD6.75	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	-14.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.13 ARS8,871.09
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-60.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 BBD13.60	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-51.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.08 BBD8.16	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	-4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.49 BBD4.99	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.33	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	-42.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.54	$0.57 ARS819.15	-75.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.32	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-31.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 BBD3.18	$0.66 ARS952.66	-58.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.23 BBD2.46	$0.58 ARS837.26	-53.0%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 34.0% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-45.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-23.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BBD75,000.00	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.51 ARS13,762.18
Average			-34.0%

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Bridgetown	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 BBD111.67	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$687.94 BBD1,375.87	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$587.50 BBD1,175.00	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$95.59 BBD191.18	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+5.6%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 12.3% more for childcare

	Bridgetown	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$262.50 BBD525.00	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	+40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-15.4%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 14.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+52.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	-15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-54.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 BBD152.50	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	-14.3%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 57.7% more for clothing

	Bridgetown	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.25 BBD122.50	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+84.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 BBD86.67	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+111.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.33 BBD216.67	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+19.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.67 BBD233.33	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+15.7%
Average			+57.7%

Bridgetown vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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