Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 2.4 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 7.7% more for restaurants
Freetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
|
pay 63.7% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 24.0% less for housing
Freetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
|
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