Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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United States

Las Vegas vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Las Vegas is 55.0% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 32.7% more in Las Vegas
Groceries: pay 39.4% more in Las Vegas
Transportation: pay 42.2% more in Las Vegas
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Las Vegas
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Las Vegas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.9% more in Las Vegas
Clothing: pay 48.3% less in Las Vegas

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Las Vegas are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Las Vegas.

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Las Vegas vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Vegas instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 32.7% more for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Las Vegas
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	$13.50	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$4.46	+122.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$3.08	+93.2%
Average			+32.7%

Buenos Aires vs. Las Vegas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.4% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Las Vegas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$3.41	+37.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$6.64	+26.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$3.39	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$4.48	+59.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$5.20	+13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$1.96	+52.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$0.74	-24.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$1.67	+157.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$1.75	+90.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$1.05	+88.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$1.04	+86.4%
Average			+39.4%

Buenos Aires vs. Las Vegas - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.2% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Las Vegas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$4.74	-10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	$65.00	+136.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$37,191.00	+30.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$24.73	+157.6%
Average			+42.2%

Buenos Aires vs. Las Vegas - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Las Vegas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$79.43	+155.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$1,608.07	+108.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$1,461.54	+186.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$156.48	-3.7%
Average			+113.1%

Buenos Aires vs. Las Vegas - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Las Vegas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$1,223.33	+163.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$25,220.00	+183.5%
Average			+173.1%

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pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Las Vegas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$7.50	+89.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$6.08	+57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$9.88	+134.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$30.36	-39.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	$14.88	+43.3%
Average			+30.9%

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pay 48.3% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Las Vegas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$46.20	-61.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$36.58	-61.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$83.22	-28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$94.00	-32.1%
Average			-48.3%

Buenos Aires vs. Las Vegas - Cost of clothing

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