Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 46.9% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.55
|
$7.00
$6,119.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.79
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.91
|
$1.03
$899.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$0.90
$784.37
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
$1.34
$1,172.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.03
|
$3.51
$3,071.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.44
|
$3.15
$2,757.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.81
|
$1.46
$1,274.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.62
|
$1.76
$1,541.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.66
$576.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.57
$495.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.08
|
$0.31
$270.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.14
|
$0.67
$587.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.30
$260.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.33
$292.32
|
|
pay 60.4% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.14
|
$3.52
$3,074.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€106.36
|
$6.80
$5,944.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,297.36
|
$25,000.00
$21,854,637.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€16.03
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 72.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.40
|
$23.47
$20,519.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,207.50
|
$313.32
$273,900.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,072.79
|
$225.62
$197,229.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€146.29
|
$36.96
$32,308.85
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€835.53
|
$187.40
$163,822.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,113.17
|
$5,653.81
$4,942,477.36
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.17
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.36
|
$1.72
$1,501.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.80
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€56.04
|
$22.07
$19,293.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.75
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 19.3% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€71.26
|
$67.11
$58,663.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.83
|
$57.53
$50,294.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€79.47
|
$107.00
$93,540.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.61
|
$98.70
$86,283.63
|
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