Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 42.9% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
BBD17.48
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
BBD2.97
|
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.57
|
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
|
pay 65.9% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.71
BBD5.42
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.41
BBD24.83
|
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
BBD9.21
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
BBD8.93
|
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
BBD3.07
|
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
BBD2.86
|
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
BBD2.66
|
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
BBD2.92
|
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
|
pay 63.6% less for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
BBD16.01
|
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
BBD72.00
|
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,500.00
BBD75,000.00
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 48.1% less for housing
Bridgetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
BBD100.00
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$530.00
BBD1,060.00
|
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$460.00
BBD920.00
|
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.10
BBD140.20
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
|
pay 8.2% less for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,333.33
BBD10,666.67
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
|
pay 58.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
BBD6.00
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
BBD9.33
|
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.96
BBD15.93
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.25
BBD20.50
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.00
BBD154.00
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.75
BBD237.50
|
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
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