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Buenos Aires vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 16.7% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 30.3% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 26.4% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 32.3% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 66.0% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.3% more for restaurants

	Bucharest	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.64 RON69.25	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+29.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 RON34.63	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+77.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 RON11.44	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-17.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 RON10.65	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	-29.3%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 26.4% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 RON6.24	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+87.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 RON20.63	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	+20.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.22 RON29.40	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-11.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.67 RON17.35	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-23.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 RON14.45	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+50.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 RON2.70	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	+123.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 RON3.43	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.69 RON3.25	$0.65 ARS986.80	-5.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.15 RON5.42	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.73	$0.56 ARS848.63	+53.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.62	$0.56 ARS844.64	+62.5%
Average			+26.4%

Bucharest vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay about the same for transportation

	Bucharest	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.45 RON35.25	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-29.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.91 RON98.93	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	+31.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.65 RON26.71	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	+70.0%

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Bucharest	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.27 RON43.83	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	+235.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$677.15 RON3,203.34	$770.79 ARS1M	+13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$451.32 RON2,135.02	$509.75 ARS774K	+12.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$147.83 RON699.33	$162.43 ARS247K	+9.9%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 32.3% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$627.11 RON2,966.59	$464.87 ARS706K	-25.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,371.87 RON67,987.54	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-38.1%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.76 RON17.81	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+5.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 RON16.59	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 RON30.42	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-34.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.22 RON232.83	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+1.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.37 RON39.57	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+24.1%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 66.0% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$88.76 RON419.90	$120.49 ARS183K	+35.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.43 RON181.80	$95.69 ARS145K	+149.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.83 RON368.20	$115.94 ARS176K	+49.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.69 RON433.74	$138.37 ARS210K	+50.9%
Average			+66.0%

Bucharest vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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