Cost of living comparison

United States

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Cedar Rapids Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 18.3% cheaper than Cedar Rapids.

Restaurants: pay 12.0% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 23.6% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 0.5% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 28.5% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 39.0% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 24.9% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Cedar Rapids Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Cedar Rapids, you would:

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pay 12.0% more for restaurants

	Cedar Rapids	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$19.02 ARS29,203.91	+26.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99	$12.96 ARS19,895.61	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$2.01 ARS3,081.52	-29.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87	$1.59 ARS2,444.31	-15.0%
Average			+12.0%

Cedar Rapids vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 23.6% less for groceries

	Cedar Rapids	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51	$2.48 ARS3,803.86	-1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.12	$5.25 ARS8,056.39	-26.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.70	$5.52 ARS8,474.89	+104.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.46	$2.81 ARS4,313.01	+14.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.93	$4.60 ARS7,062.17	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.25	$1.28 ARS1,964.54	-43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51	$0.97 ARS1,493.75	+89.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.41	$0.65 ARS998.34	-73.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13	$0.92 ARS1,409.42	-56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.16	$0.56 ARS858.55	-51.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04	$0.56 ARS854.52	-46.4%
Average			-23.6%

Cedar Rapids vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.5% more for transportation

	Cedar Rapids	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28	$5.28 ARS8,100.92	+60.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$27.50 ARS42,226.25	-8.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.00	$28,500.00 ARS44M	-22.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.41	$9.60 ARS14,740.80	-47.9%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 28.5% less for housing

	Cedar Rapids	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.50	$31.11 ARS47,771.25	-55.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,156.25	$770.79 ARS1M	-33.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$719.00	$509.75 ARS783K	-29.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.02	$162.43 ARS249K	+3.4%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 39.0% less for childcare

	Cedar Rapids	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$879.75	$464.87 ARS714K	-47.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,631.67	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-29.6%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Cedar Rapids	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$3.95 ARS6,070.65	-12.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.71	$3.86 ARS5,932.64	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.80	$4.21 ARS6,460.85	-57.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$100.50	$49.97 ARS76,735.79	-50.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$10.38 ARS15,942.12	-20.1%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 24.9% more for clothing

	Cedar Rapids	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.47	$120.49 ARS185K	+92.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.33	$95.69 ARS147K	+51.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$128.26	$115.94 ARS178K	-9.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$138.37 ARS212K	-7.8%
Average			+24.9%

Cedar Rapids vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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