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St. George's vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 14.9% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 22.9% less in St. George's
Groceries: pay 14.6% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 16.9% more in St. George's
Childcare: pay 71.2% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in St. George's
Clothing: pay 59.9% less in St. George's

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in St. George's are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in St. George's.

St. George's vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 22.9% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$7.40 EC$20.00	-58.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	$8.33 EC$22.50	-30.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$1.85 EC$5.00	-15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$1.57 EC$4.25	+13.3%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 14.6% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$1.69 EC$4.57	-41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	$5.00 EC$13.52	-18.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$14.71 EC$39.75	+152.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$4.07 EC$11.00	+23.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$2.60 EC$7.04	-33.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$1.20 EC$3.25	+4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$0.84 EC$2.27	-12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$0.79 EC$2.13	+39.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$1.34 EC$3.63	+18.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$0.71 EC$1.91	+7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$0.71 EC$1.91	+21.9%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$5.12 EC$13.85	+18.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	$37.00 EC$100.00	+85.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	??
Average			+34.6%

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pay 16.9% more for housing

	Buenos Aires	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$46.87 EC$126.67	+59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	-12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$289.85 EC$783.33	-37.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	$159.51 EC$431.09	+58.0%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 71.2% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	$55.50 EC$150.00	-84.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	-57.6%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$2.04 EC$5.50	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$4.44 EC$12.00	+7.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$1.85 EC$5.00	-49.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	$37.00 EC$100.00	-15.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	$11.10 EC$30.00	+23.3%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 59.9% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$25.90 EC$70.00	-77.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$44.40 EC$120.00	-51.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$42.55 EC$115.00	-67.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$75.85 EC$205.00	-43.8%
Average			-59.9%

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