Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 83.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 57.1% more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,113.53
|
$16.08
€15.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,577.63
|
$10.72
€10.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,484.49
|
$2.79
€2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,095.71
|
$1.80
€1.71
|
|
pay 27.9% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,177.31
|
$1.50
€1.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,246.60
|
$6.92
€6.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,092.58
|
$4.41
€4.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,330.57
|
$3.05
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,831.69
|
$3.78
€3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS933.88
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS883.72
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS612.09
|
$1.01
€0.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,009.93
|
$1.05
€0.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS431.43
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS510.57
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,540.96
|
$6.79
€6.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,113.53
|
$42.87
€40.53
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,489,963.55
|
$35,759.38
€33,805.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,425.86
|
$14.90
€14.08
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS24,039.96
|
$31.85
€30.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS518,979.04
|
$1,468.90
€1,388.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS361,081.00
|
$1,074.71
€1,015.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS49,741.68
|
$130.03
€122.93
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS218,734.50
|
$567.57
€536.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,523,082.97
|
$10,069.47
€9,519.25
|
|
pay 87.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,818.34
|
$3.75
€3.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,014.93
|
$2.59
€2.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,424.77
|
$6.43
€6.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,499.83
|
$43.11
€40.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,051.61
|
$10.72
€10.13
|
|
pay 15.4% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Madrid
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS90,499.50
|
$90.50
€85.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS75,500.41
|
$37.21
€35.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS115,254.31
|
$97.88
€92.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS120,448.45
|
$121.40
€114.76
|
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