Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.9 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 81.0% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
$17.09
£13.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$7.46
£5.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
$879.31
|
$1.84
£1.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
$766.93
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
pay 68.0% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
$1.25
£0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
$3.60
£2.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
$4.68
£3.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
$2.58
£2.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
$3.16
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
$564.03
|
$1.05
£0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
$484.36
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
$264.93
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
$574.74
|
$1.17
£0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
$254.80
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$285.82
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
$7.31
£5.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
$91.63
£72.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
$25,486.21
£20,225.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$16.30
£12.93
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
$37.72
£29.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
$1,053.04
£835.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
$836.18
£663.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
$183.29
£145.46
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
$1,186.33
£941.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
$16,551.73
£13,135.25
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
$4.95
£3.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
$3.59
£2.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
$14.82
£11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
$41.78
£33.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
$11.97
£9.50
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
$73.74
£58.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
$38.00
£30.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
$79.51
£63.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
$80.83
£64.15
|
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