Cost of living comparison
Spain is 81.8% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Spain instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 74.4% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
$12.45
€11.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$879.31
|
$1.99
€1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$766.93
|
$1.40
€1.29
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
$5.73
€5.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
$3.11
€2.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$564.03
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$484.36
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$264.93
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$574.74
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$254.80
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$285.82
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
$39.84
€36.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$14.14
€13.02
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
$697.48
€642.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
$570.67
€525.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
|
pay 56.5% more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
$342.46
€315.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
|
pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
$1.85
€1.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
$43.33
€39.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$8.42
€7.75
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
$91.35
€84.13
|
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