Cost of living comparison

United States

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Jacksonville Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 26.8% cheaper than Jacksonville.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 53.9% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 14.9% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 41.7% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.8% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 52.6% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of clothing, transportation, and restaurants in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Jacksonville. Expenses including groceries, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Jacksonville Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.8% more for restaurants

	Jacksonville	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.50	$19.02 ARS29,085.04	+22.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$12.96 ARS19,814.63	+29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.50	$2.01 ARS3,068.98	-19.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$1.59 ARS2,434.36	-20.4%
Average			+14.8%

Jacksonville vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.9% less for groceries

	Jacksonville	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$4.29	$2.48 ARS3,788.37	-42.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.61	$5.25 ARS8,023.59	-45.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.36	$5.52 ARS8,440.39	+26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.02	$2.81 ARS4,295.45	-53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.75	$4.60 ARS7,033.42	-40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.61	$1.28 ARS1,956.55	-51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82	$0.97 ARS1,487.67	+18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.83	$0.65 ARS994.28	-83.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.76	$0.92 ARS1,403.69	-66.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$3.11	$0.56 ARS855.06	-82.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.80	$0.56 ARS851.04	-69.1%
Average			-53.9%

Jacksonville vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.9% more for transportation

	Jacksonville	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.37	$5.28 ARS8,067.95	+56.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.50 ARS42,054.38
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,535.00	$28,500.00 ARS44M	-19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.60 ARS14,680.80
Average			+14.9%

Jacksonville vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of transportation

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pay 41.7% less for housing

	Jacksonville	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.83	$31.11 ARS47,576.80	-56.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,350.00	$770.79 ARS1M	-42.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,093.00	$509.75 ARS780K	-53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.53	$162.43 ARS248K	+23.5%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	Jacksonville	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$730.00	$464.87 ARS711K	-36.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$8,896.36 ARS14M
Average			-36.3%

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pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Jacksonville	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$3.95 ARS6,045.94	-20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75	$3.86 ARS5,908.49	-18.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00	$4.21 ARS6,434.56	-47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.50	$49.97 ARS76,423.45	+33.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$10.38 ARS15,877.23	-20.1%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 52.6% more for clothing

	Jacksonville	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$120.49 ARS184K	+100.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$95.69 ARS146K	+139.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.33	$115.94 ARS177K	+12.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$137.50	$138.37 ARS212K	+0.6%
Average			+52.6%

Jacksonville vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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