Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 39.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Italy, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.25
|
$1.03
$879.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.90
$766.93
|
|
pay 46.4% less for groceries
Italy
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.63
|
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.50
|
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.11
|
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.66
$564.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.57
$484.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.31
$264.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$0.67
$574.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.30
$254.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.33
$285.82
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
Italy
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.38
|
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.36
|
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.17
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 50.4% less for housing
Italy
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€560.03
|
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€450.16
|
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
|
pay 50.2% less for childcare
Italy
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€422.99
|
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
|
pay 44.6% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€47.69
|
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.58
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Italy
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€105.76
|
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
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