Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 3.1 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
$16.63
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$879.31
|
$2.04
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$766.93
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
pay 97.5% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
$4.31
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
$4.75
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
$3.87
€3.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$564.03
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$484.36
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$264.93
|
$1.15
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$574.74
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$254.80
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$285.82
|
$0.59
€0.54
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
$7.64
€7.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
$113.76
€104.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$17.14
€15.79
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
$893.73
€823.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
$5.53
€5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
$59.94
€55.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$11.50
€10.59
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
$90.50
€83.35
|
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