Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 46.9% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.92
|
$7.00
$6,119.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.37
|
$1.03
$899.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.46
|
$0.90
$784.37
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.38
|
$1.34
$1,172.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.33
|
$3.51
$3,071.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.17
|
$3.15
$2,757.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.07
|
$1.46
$1,274.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.05
|
$1.76
$1,541.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.79
|
$0.66
$576.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$0.57
$495.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$0.31
$270.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.67
$587.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.30
$260.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.33
$292.32
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.19
|
$3.52
$3,074.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.95
|
$6.80
$5,944.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,730.83
|
$25,000.00
$21,854,637.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.79
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 69.7% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.36
|
$23.47
$20,519.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,418.24
|
$313.32
$273,900.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,242.11
|
$225.62
$197,229.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£67.88
|
$36.96
$32,308.85
|
|
pay 65.2% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£718.35
|
$187.40
$163,822.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,283.26
|
$5,653.81
$4,942,477.36
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.23
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.29
|
$1.72
$1,501.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.38
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.12
|
$22.07
$19,293.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.45
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£97.91
|
$67.11
$58,663.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.64
|
$57.53
$50,294.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£100.85
|
$107.00
$93,540.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£74.60
|
$98.70
$86,283.63
|
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