Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.5 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,119.30
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$899.30
|
$2.71
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$784.37
|
$2.47
€2.31
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,172.99
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,071.77
|
$6.91
€6.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,757.18
|
$4.71
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,274.82
|
$3.93
€3.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,541.89
|
$4.87
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$576.85
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$495.37
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$270.96
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$587.81
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$260.60
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$292.32
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,074.21
|
$8.20
€7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,944.46
|
$97.85
€91.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,854,637.27
|
$28,969.95
€27,083.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
$25.51
€23.85
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,519.23
|
$45.90
€42.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$273,900.20
|
$1,796.60
€1,679.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$197,229.70
|
$1,576.07
€1,473.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,308.85
|
$186.48
€174.33
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$163,822.36
|
$1,725.51
€1,613.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,942,477.36
|
$11,482.44
€10,734.76
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,501.24
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
$9.02
€8.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,293.96
|
$39.59
€37.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
$14.29
€13.36
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,663.01
|
$77.95
€72.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$50,294.98
|
$30.57
€28.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$93,540.76
|
$90.96
€85.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$86,283.63
|
$109.87
€102.72
|
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