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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,067.25
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$891.65
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$777.70
|
$1.74
€1.63
|
|
pay 81.3% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,163.02
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,045.64
|
$5.92
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,733.73
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,263.98
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,528.78
|
$3.74
€3.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$571.95
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$491.16
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$268.65
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$582.81
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$258.38
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$289.83
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,048.06
|
$7.44
€6.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,893.90
|
$59.37
€55.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,668,750.00
|
$27,693.49
€25,983.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$13.63
€12.79
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,344.70
|
$34.19
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$271,570.51
|
$1,094.67
€1,027.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$195,552.13
|
$816.29
€765.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,034.04
|
$125.07
€117.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$162,428.95
|
$529.47
€496.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,900,438.52
|
$9,499.24
€8,912.67
|
|
pay 91.7% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,488.47
|
$2.17
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,129.85
|
$41.71
€39.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,164.05
|
$67.45
€63.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$49,867.19
|
$35.01
€32.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$92,745.14
|
$76.87
€72.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,549.73
|
$94.21
€88.39
|
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