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Buenos Aires vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 10.6% more expensive than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 11.5% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 36.6% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 45.4% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 13.9% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.7 times more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Djibouti, you would:

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pay 16.9% more for restaurants

	Djibouti	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 DJF1,744	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+83.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 DJF2,243	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	-5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 DJF336	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+15.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 DJF332	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	-25.8%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 11.5% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$9.26 DJF1,645	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	-68.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF849	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.56 DJF1,698	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-39.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.85 DJF1,216	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,463	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	-52.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF301	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+74.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DJF226	$0.57 ARS819.15	-55.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+58.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.66 ARS952.66	+19.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 DJF110	$0.58 ARS837.26	-6.6%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 36.6% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.59 DJF1,170	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.27 DJF3,776	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-5.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,800.12 DJF6,001,753	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.72 DJF8,473	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-80.1%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 45.4% less for housing

	Djibouti	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.94 DJF10,467	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-50.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,431.52 DJF254,189	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.17 DJF84,730	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-2.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.07 DJF70,684	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-74.6%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 13.9% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.12 DJF59,505	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	+9.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,793.05 DJF1,561,346	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-37.5%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 DJF997	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	-32.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 DJF648	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+13.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.71 DJF481	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	+35.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.08 DJF15,285	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.42 DJF1,495	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+6.9%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for clothing

	Djibouti	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.10 DJF7,476	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+168.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.65 DJF3,489	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+366.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.50 DJF21,930	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.14 DJF9,968	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+140.4%
Average			+169.8%

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