Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.3 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Rome instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$6,067.25
|
$19.79
€18.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$891.65
|
$2.26
€2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$777.70
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,163.02
|
$1.78
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,045.64
|
$8.48
€7.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,733.73
|
$6.93
€6.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,263.98
|
$3.56
€3.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,528.78
|
$4.84
€4.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$571.95
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$491.16
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$268.65
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$582.81
|
$1.32
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$258.38
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$289.83
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,048.06
|
$7.67
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,893.90
|
$38.48
€36.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,668,750.00
|
$27,486.24
€25,788.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$15.39
€14.44
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,344.70
|
$30.43
€28.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$271,570.51
|
$1,171.91
€1,099.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$195,552.13
|
$773.95
€726.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$32,034.04
|
$173.31
€162.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$162,428.95
|
$531.12
€498.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,900,438.52
|
$8,734.44
€8,195.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,488.47
|
$1.67
€1.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$19,129.85
|
$56.27
€52.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
$9.90
€9.28
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$58,164.05
|
$85.59
€80.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$49,867.19
|
$36.33
€34.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$92,745.14
|
$97.35
€91.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$85,549.73
|
$123.90
€116.25
|
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