Cost of living comparison
compared to
Salt Lake City vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary
Salt Lake City is 49.6% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
- Restaurants
-
pay 9.4% less in Salt Lake City
- Groceries
-
pay 37.9% more in Salt Lake City
- Transportation
-
pay 44.2% more in Salt Lake City
- Housing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Salt Lake City
- Childcare
-
pay 2.6 times more in Salt Lake City
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 25.1% more in Salt Lake City
- Clothing
-
pay 32.4% less in Salt Lake City
The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Salt Lake City are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Salt Lake City. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Salt Lake City instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 9.4% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.02
ARS29,203.91
|
$18.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.96
ARS19,895.61
|
$10.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
ARS3,081.52
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
ARS2,444.31
|
$1.69
|
|
Buenos Aires vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of restaurants
pay 37.9% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.48
ARS3,803.86
|
$3.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
ARS8,056.39
|
$5.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.52
ARS8,474.89
|
$3.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.81
ARS4,313.01
|
$4.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.60
ARS7,062.17
|
$5.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
ARS1,964.54
|
$1.85
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
ARS1,493.75
|
$0.64
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS998.34
|
$1.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS1,409.42
|
$1.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ARS858.55
|
$1.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ARS854.52
|
$1.12
|
|
Buenos Aires vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of groceries
pay 44.2% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
ARS8,100.92
|
$4.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.50
ARS42,226.25
|
$85.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,500.00
ARS44M
|
$36,628.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
ARS14,740.80
|
$20.90
|
|
Buenos Aires vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of transportation
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.11
ARS47,771.25
|
$79.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$770.79
ARS1M
|
$1,640.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.75
ARS783K
|
$1,372.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.43
ARS249K
|
$148.48
|
|
Buenos Aires vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of housing
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.87
ARS714K
|
$1,308.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,896.36
ARS14M
|
$20,595.56
|
|
Buenos Aires vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of childcare
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.95
ARS6,070.65
|
$6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
ARS5,932.64
|
$5.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.21
ARS6,460.85
|
$10.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.97
ARS76,735.79
|
$34.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.38
ARS15,942.12
|
$15.00
|
|
Buenos Aires vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 32.4% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Salt Lake City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$120.49
ARS185K
|
$71.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$95.69
ARS147K
|
$45.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.94
ARS178K
|
$110.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.37
ARS212K
|
$108.07
|
|
Buenos Aires vs. Salt Lake City - Cost of clothing
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