Cost of living comparison

United States

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Las Vegas Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 35.5% cheaper than Las Vegas.

Restaurants: pay 24.7% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 28.2% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 29.7% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 53.1% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 63.4% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.6% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 93.4% more in Buenos Aires

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Buenos Aires. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Las Vegas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Las Vegas, you would:

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pay 24.7% less for restaurants

	Las Vegas	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	-23.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.50	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	-4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.46	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-55.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.08	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	-48.3%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 28.2% less for groceries

	Las Vegas	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$3.41	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	-27.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.64	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-21.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.39	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	+62.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.48	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.20	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	-11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.96	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-34.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+31.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.65 ARS986.80	-61.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.75	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-47.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05	$0.56 ARS848.63	-46.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04	$0.56 ARS844.64	-46.3%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 29.7% less for transportation

	Las Vegas	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	+11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.00	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	-57.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,191.00	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-23.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.73	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-61.2%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 53.1% less for housing

	Las Vegas	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$79.43	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,608.07	$770.79 ARS1M	-52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,461.54	$509.75 ARS774K	-65.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.48	$162.43 ARS247K	+3.8%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 63.4% less for childcare

	Las Vegas	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,223.33	$464.87 ARS706K	-62.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,220.00	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-64.7%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 23.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Las Vegas	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.08	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	-36.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.88	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-57.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.36	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+64.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.88	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	-30.2%
Average			-23.6%

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pay 93.4% more for clothing

	Las Vegas	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.20	$120.49 ARS183K	+160.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.58	$95.69 ARS145K	+161.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.22	$115.94 ARS176K	+39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.00	$138.37 ARS210K	+47.2%
Average			+93.4%

Las Vegas vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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