Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 2.2 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$2,450.17
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$360.08
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$314.06
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 81.3% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$469.67
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$1,229.94
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$1,103.98
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$510.44
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$617.38
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$230.97
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$198.35
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$108.49
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$235.36
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$104.34
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$117.04
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
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pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$1,230.92
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$2,380.17
|
$59.37
€55.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$8,750,625.00
|
$27,693.49
€25,969.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$13.63
€12.78
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$8,215.93
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$109,669.99
|
$1,094.67
€1,026.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$78,971.03
|
$816.29
€765.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$12,936.51
|
$125.07
€117.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$65,594.68
|
$529.47
€496.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$1,978,974.32
|
$9,499.24
€8,907.92
|
|
pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$700.05
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$601.10
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$700.05
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$7,725.33
|
$41.71
€39.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$23,488.75
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$20,138.17
|
$35.01
€32.83
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$37,453.84
|
$76.87
€72.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$34,548.08
|
$94.21
€88.34
|
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