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Cincinnati vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Cincinnati is 40.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% less in Cincinnati
Groceries: pay 51.3% more in Cincinnati
Transportation: pay 42.1% more in Cincinnati
Housing: pay 75.1% more in Cincinnati
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Cincinnati
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.8% more in Cincinnati
Clothing: pay 43.7% less in Cincinnati

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

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Cincinnati vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.4% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Cincinnati
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,867.92	$15.00	-21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,666.72	$10.00	-22.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,046.07	$2.27	+13.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.19	$1.69	+6.3%
Average			-16.4%

Buenos Aires vs. Cincinnati - Cost of restaurants

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pay 51.3% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Cincinnati
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,760.09	$3.33	+34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.70	$6.40	+21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,377.38	$3.44	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.39	$4.14	+47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.92	$5.01	+8.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.94	$2.58	+101.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.56	$0.73	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.85	$1.96	+202.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.21	$2.13	+132.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.67	$1.17	+109.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.69	$1.46	+163.1%
Average			+51.3%

Buenos Aires vs. Cincinnati - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.1% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Cincinnati
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.72	$4.05	-23.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,740.44	$106.00	+285.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$36,168.00	+26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,571.21	$13.69	+42.6%
Average			+42.1%

Buenos Aires vs. Cincinnati - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.1% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Cincinnati
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,221.65	$72.63	+133.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$1,533.00	+98.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$1,064.89	+108.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$114.78	-29.3%
Average			+75.1%

Buenos Aires vs. Cincinnati - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Cincinnati
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$1,462.50	+214.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$19,510.00	+119.3%
Average			+162.7%

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pay 23.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Cincinnati
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.81	$5.50	+39.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.38	$4.96	+28.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.52	$10.40	+147.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,852.96	$35.56	-28.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,758.71	$15.00	+44.5%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 43.7% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Cincinnati
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$45.31	-62.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$44.71	-53.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$84.80	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$108.04	-21.9%
Average			-43.7%

Buenos Aires vs. Cincinnati - Cost of clothing

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