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Finland

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Helsinki Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 25.0% cheaper than Helsinki.

Restaurants: pay 8.5% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 16.9% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 46.8% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 28.2% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 17.3% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.1% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 30.9% more in Buenos Aires

Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, childcare, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Helsinki Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.5% less for restaurants

	Helsinki	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.99	$19.02 ARS28,867.92	+6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.99	$12.96 ARS19,666.72	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.45 €3.08	$2.01 ARS3,046.07	-41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 €2.31	$1.59 ARS2,416.19	-38.5%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 16.9% less for groceries

	Helsinki	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.76 €2.46	$2.48 ARS3,760.09	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.96 €4.42	$5.25 ARS7,963.70	+5.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.08 €4.54	$5.52 ARS8,377.38	+8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.93 €3.51	$2.81 ARS4,263.39	-28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.02 €5.37	$4.60 ARS6,980.92	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.12	$1.28 ARS1,941.94	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.97 ARS1,476.56	-1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 €1.00	$0.65 ARS986.85	-41.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.77 €1.58	$0.92 ARS1,393.21	-48.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.49	$0.56 ARS848.67	+1.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$0.56 ARS844.69	-24.7%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 46.8% less for transportation

	Helsinki	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.89 €7.93	$5.28 ARS8,007.72	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$81.74 €72.96	$27.50 ARS41,740.44	-66.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,622.07 €32,689.52	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.34 €23.51	$9.60 ARS14,571.21	-63.5%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 28.2% less for housing

	Helsinki	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 €22.11	$31.11 ARS47,221.65	+25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,207.26 €1,077.62	$770.79 ARS1M	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$904.00 €806.93	$509.75 ARS774K	-43.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.89 €93.62	$162.43 ARS247K	+54.9%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 17.3% less for childcare

	Helsinki	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.51 €425.34	$464.87 ARS706K	-2.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,685.20 €11,323.04	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-29.9%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 39.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Helsinki	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.08 €9.00	$3.95 ARS6,000.81	-60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 €4.67	$3.86 ARS5,864.38	-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.00 €12.49	$4.21 ARS6,386.52	-69.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.96 €41.92	$49.97 ARS75,852.96	+6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.48 €16.49	$10.38 ARS15,758.71	-43.8%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 30.9% more for clothing

	Helsinki	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$92.46 €82.53	$120.49 ARS183K	+30.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.55 €38.87	$95.69 ARS145K	+119.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.85 €93.59	$115.94 ARS176K	+10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$149.45 €133.40	$138.37 ARS210K	-7.4%
Average			+30.9%

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