Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

Luxembourg

Luxembourg vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Luxembourg is 85.2% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 45.5% more in Luxembourg
Groceries: pay 54.6% more in Luxembourg
Transportation: pay 45.6% more in Luxembourg
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Luxembourg
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Luxembourg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.0% more in Luxembourg
Clothing: pay 18.3% less in Luxembourg

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

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Luxembourg vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 45.5% more for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Luxembourg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	$27.43 €24.42	+44.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	$14.56 €12.96	+12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$4.05 €3.60	+101.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$4.29 €3.82	+169.6%
Average			+45.5%

Buenos Aires vs. Luxembourg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.6% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Luxembourg
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$2.69 €2.39	+8.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$9.46 €8.42	+80.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$6.35 €5.66	+15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$4.71 €4.19	+67.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$6.57 €5.85	+42.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$1.50 €1.34	+17.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$1.03 €0.91	+5.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$1.43 €1.27	+119.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$2.03 €1.81	+121.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$1.14 €1.01	+103.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$1.02 €0.91	+82.8%
Average			+54.6%

Buenos Aires vs. Luxembourg - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.6% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Luxembourg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$7.55 €6.72	+43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$30,770.33 €27,386.70	+8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	$36.39 €32.39	+279.1%
Average			+45.6%

Buenos Aires vs. Luxembourg - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Luxembourg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$57.62 €51.28	+85.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$2,222.92 €1,978.47	+188.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$1,989.63 €1,770.84	+290.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$225.59 €200.78	+38.9%
Average			+185.3%

Buenos Aires vs. Luxembourg - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Luxembourg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$1,371.36 €1,220.56	+195.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$18,283.04 €16,272.57	+105.5%
Average			+146.2%

Buenos Aires vs. Luxembourg - Cost of childcare

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pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Luxembourg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$7.84 €6.98	+98.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$4.48 €3.99	+15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$7.57 €6.74	+79.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$72.58 €64.60	+45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	$19.04 €16.94	+83.3%
Average			+60.0%

Buenos Aires vs. Luxembourg - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.3% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Luxembourg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$109.49 €97.45	-9.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$50.80 €45.21	-46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$110.11 €98.00	-5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$134.39 €119.61	-2.9%
Average			-18.3%

Buenos Aires vs. Luxembourg - Cost of clothing

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