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Argentina

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Guyana

Georgetown vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Georgetown is 10.7% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% less in Georgetown
Groceries: pay 81.2% more in Georgetown
Transportation: pay 18.8% more in Georgetown
Housing: pay 2.8% more in Georgetown
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Georgetown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% less in Georgetown
Clothing: pay 44.0% less in Georgetown

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

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Georgetown vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.4% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Georgetown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	$17.93 GYD3,751.03	-5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	$9.37 GYD1,960.54	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$1.24 GYD260.07	-38.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$0.63 GYD132.54	-60.2%
Average			-24.4%

Buenos Aires vs. Georgetown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.2% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Georgetown
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$2.09 GYD436.70	-15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$7.72 GYD1,615.37	+47.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$12.31 GYD2,574.79	+123.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$4.08 GYD854.23	+45.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$3.19 GYD668.32	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$3.64 GYD761.80	+184.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$1.80 GYD375.97	+84.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$1.81 GYD378.61	+178.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$3.20 GYD669.94	+248.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$1.09 GYD228.28	+95.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$1.38 GYD289.56	+148.7%
Average			+81.2%

Buenos Aires vs. Georgetown - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.8% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Georgetown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$3.96 GYD828.60	-24.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	$60.49 GYD12,655.65	+120.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$27,252.48 GYD6M	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$23.43 GYD4,901.34	+144.0%
Average			+18.8%

Buenos Aires vs. Georgetown - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Georgetown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$43.65 GYD9,132.51	+40.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$960.21 GYD201K	+24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$519.95 GYD109K	+2.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$92.14 GYD19,275.88	-43.3%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Georgetown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$1,026.67 GYD215K	+120.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$18,738.24 GYD4M	+110.6%
Average			+115.7%

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Georgetown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$1.91 GYD400.11	-51.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$5.86 GYD1,225.34	+51.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$3.35 GYD700.19	-20.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-23.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	$6.22 GYD1,300.36	-40.1%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 44.0% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Georgetown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$38.25 GYD8,002.20	-68.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$41.44 GYD8,669.05	-56.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$135.07 GYD28,257.75	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$84.87 GYD17,754.87	-38.7%
Average			-44.0%

Buenos Aires vs. Georgetown - Cost of clothing

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