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Kansas City vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Kansas City is 41.6% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% more in Kansas City
Groceries: pay 58.2% more in Kansas City
Transportation: pay 3.7% less in Kansas City
Housing: pay 75.6% more in Kansas City
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Kansas City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% more in Kansas City
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Kansas City

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

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Kansas City vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kansas City instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 22.1% more for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Kansas City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	$25.00	+31.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	$12.50	-3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$3.12	+55.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$2.49	+56.4%
Average			+22.1%

Buenos Aires vs. Kansas City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 58.2% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Kansas City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$3.43	+38.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$7.11	+35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$4.52	-18.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$4.25	+51.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$4.39	-4.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$2.01	+57.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$0.72	-26.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$2.01	+209.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$2.54	+176.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$1.43	+155.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$1.54	+176.2%
Average			+58.2%

Buenos Aires vs. Kansas City - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.7% less for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Kansas City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$3.79	-28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$35,052.00	+23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$12.44	+29.6%
Average			-3.7%

Buenos Aires vs. Kansas City - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.6% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Kansas City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$71.15	+128.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$1,395.00	+81.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$1,056.67	+107.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$154.67	-4.8%
Average			+75.6%

Buenos Aires vs. Kansas City - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Kansas City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$1,183.50	+154.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$21,064.17	+136.8%
Average			+145.5%

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Kansas City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$7.00	+77.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$6.00	+55.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$8.03	+90.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$45.00	-10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	$15.00	+44.5%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Kansas City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$60.68	-49.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$43.33	-54.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$104.75	-9.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$145.78	+5.4%
Average			-31.7%

Buenos Aires vs. Kansas City - Cost of clothing

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