Cost of living comparison
London is 4.5 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in London instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,739.20
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,462.96
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,215.16
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS885.88
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 70.1% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,841.83
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,224.40
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,712.50
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,895.33
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,878.30
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS752.12
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS734.06
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS519.48
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS685.41
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS354.78
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS364.42
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,142.88
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,194.44
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS18,209,873.92
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,974.38
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS18,370.19
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS447,735.28
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS324,363.38
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS32,025.40
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS200,194.80
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,757,501.97
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,365.74
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,075.04
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,820.99
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS19,533.66
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,886.70
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS74,301.75
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS59,902.11
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS105,804.36
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS94,792.74
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
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