Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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Marshall Islands

Majuro vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Majuro is 16.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% less in Majuro
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Majuro
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Majuro
Housing: pay 33.6% more in Majuro
Childcare: pay 69.1% less in Majuro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Majuro
Clothing: pay 61.2% less in Majuro

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Majuro are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Majuro. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Majuro.

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Majuro vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.5% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Majuro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	$10.00	-47.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	$10.50	-19.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	$1.83	-8.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	$2.00	+25.6%
Average			-29.5%

Buenos Aires vs. Majuro - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Majuro
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	$3.40	+37.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	$15.39	+193.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	$8.52	+54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	$5.19	+84.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	$4.99	+8.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	$1.99	+55.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	$3.29	+238.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 ARS986.80	$3.95	+507.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	$5.79	+530.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS848.63	$2.39	+327.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 ARS844.64	$2.49	+348.3%
Average			+166.5%

Buenos Aires vs. Majuro - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Majuro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	$6.81	+29.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,500.00 ARS43M	$25,000.00	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	??
Average			+8.0%

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pay 33.6% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	Majuro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	$80.00	+157.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$770.79 ARS1M	$775.00	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$509.75 ARS774K	$875.00	+71.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$162.43 ARS247K	$191.13	+17.7%
Average			+33.6%

Buenos Aires vs. Majuro - Cost of housing

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pay 69.1% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Majuro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS706K	$150.00	-67.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$2,640.00	-70.3%
Average			-69.1%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Majuro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	$4.50	+13.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	$4.33	+12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	$6.00	+42.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	$37.50	-25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	??
Average			+1.7%

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pay 61.2% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Majuro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.49 ARS183K	$70.00	-41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$95.69 ARS145K	$40.00	-58.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS176K	$30.00	-74.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS210K	$50.00	-63.9%
Average			-61.2%

Buenos Aires vs. Majuro - Cost of clothing

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