Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 42.4% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 54.4% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.38
|
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.75
|
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.34
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.74
|
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.12
|
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.87
|
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.80
|
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
|
pay 62.9% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.10
|
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.37
|
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,672.12
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€16.90
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.31
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€987.48
|
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€780.89
|
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€74.89
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€351.45
|
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,947.35
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.91
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.23
|
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.90
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.60
|
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.77
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 11.7% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.09
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€33.84
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€73.98
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.21
|
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
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