Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 51.8% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.47
|
$7.00
$6,090.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.42
|
$1.03
$895.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.38
|
$0.90
$780.71
|
|
pay 49.6% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
$1.34
$1,167.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.08
|
$3.51
$3,057.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.40
|
$3.15
$2,744.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.28
|
$1.46
$1,268.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.65
|
$1.76
$1,534.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.66
$574.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.57
$493.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.31
$269.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$0.67
$585.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.30
$259.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.33
$290.95
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.23
|
$3.52
$3,059.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.53
|
$6.80
$5,916.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,778.41
|
$25,000.00
$21,752,664.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.34
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
pay 69.9% less for housing
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.30
|
$23.47
$20,423.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€978.36
|
$313.32
$272,622.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€819.42
|
$225.62
$196,309.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€154.05
|
$36.96
$32,158.10
|
|
pay 78.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€886.13
|
$187.40
$163,057.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,953.10
|
$5,653.81
$4,919,415.89
|
|
pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.16
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.49
|
$1.72
$1,494.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$2.00
$1,740.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€32.04
|
$22.07
$19,203.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$5.00
$4,350.53
|
|
pay 8.9% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.68
|
$67.11
$58,389.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.56
|
$57.53
$50,060.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.86
|
$107.00
$93,104.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.84
|
$98.70
$85,881.03
|
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