Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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United States

Los Angeles vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Los Angeles is 2.1 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% more in Los Angeles
Groceries: pay 81.3% more in Los Angeles
Transportation: pay 68.0% more in Los Angeles
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Los Angeles
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Los Angeles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.9% more in Los Angeles
Clothing: pay 6.2% less in Los Angeles

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

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Los Angeles vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Los Angeles instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 37.2% more for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Los Angeles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,867.92	$26.50	+39.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,666.72	$15.00	+15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,046.07	$3.72	+85.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.19	$2.72	+71.0%
Average			+37.2%

Buenos Aires vs. Los Angeles - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.3% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Los Angeles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,760.09	$4.81	+94.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.70	$5.75	+9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,377.38	$4.95	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.39	$5.99	+113.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.92	$7.26	+57.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.94	$2.32	+81.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.56	$1.03	+5.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.85	$2.16	+232.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.21	$2.57	+180.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.67	$1.46	+161.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.69	$1.30	+132.8%
Average			+81.3%

Buenos Aires vs. Los Angeles - Cost of groceries

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pay 68.0% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Los Angeles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.72	$5.97	+13.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,740.44	$105.00	+281.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$36,998.00	+29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,571.21	$17.91	+86.6%
Average			+68.0%

Buenos Aires vs. Los Angeles - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Los Angeles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,221.65	$80.07	+157.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$2,544.44	+230.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$2,413.33	+373.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$217.11	+33.7%
Average			+228.8%

Buenos Aires vs. Los Angeles - Cost of housing

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Los Angeles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$1,676.09	+260.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$32,155.00	+261.4%
Average			+261.0%

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pay 82.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Los Angeles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.81	$8.00	+102.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.38	$5.95	+53.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.52	$13.00	+208.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,852.96	$75.47	+51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,758.71	$19.75	+90.2%
Average			+82.9%

Buenos Aires vs. Los Angeles - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.2% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Los Angeles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$89.92	-25.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$64.92	-32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$119.25	+2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$205.45	+48.5%
Average			-6.2%

Buenos Aires vs. Los Angeles - Cost of clothing

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