Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 83.7% more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.28
₹357.04
|
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.28
₹357.04
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹40.87
|
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
₹17.53
|
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
|
pay 62.0% more for groceries
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
₹44.20
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.13
₹177.53
|
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
₹235.77
|
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.32
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
₹140.59
|
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
₹61.44
|
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
₹27.41
|
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.43
|
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.23
|
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
₹12.59
|
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
₹15.38
|
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
|
pay 28.1% more for transportation
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
₹387.36
|
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.22
₹1,020.10
|
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,440.78
₹1,122,110.26
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.57
₹214.22
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 70.5% more for housing
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.65
₹638.39
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$236.59
₹19,751.51
|
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.05
₹12,026.03
|
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.89
₹3,580.47
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.71
₹6,069.96
|
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.81
₹151,677.57
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
|
pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
₹153.02
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
₹156.52
|
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹346.83
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
₹1,760.37
|
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.89
₹408.04
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Delhi
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.84
₹2,408.01
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.82
₹2,907.09
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$47.67
₹3,979.90
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.00
₹3,172.67
|
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
|
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