Cost of living comparison

United States

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Little Rock Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 20.6% cheaper than Little Rock.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 28.1% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 4.7% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 34.1% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 54.1% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 65.0% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Little Rock Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Little Rock, you would:

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pay 2.8% more for restaurants

	Little Rock	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.00	$19.02 ARS29,203.91	+11.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00	$12.96 ARS19,895.61	+17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.00	$2.01 ARS3,081.52	-33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.38	$1.59 ARS2,444.31	-33.0%
Average			+2.8%

Little Rock vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.1% less for groceries

	Little Rock	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75	$2.48 ARS3,803.86	-10.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.16	$5.25 ARS8,056.39	+1.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.08	$5.52 ARS8,474.89	+35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.46	$2.81 ARS4,313.01	-18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38	$4.60 ARS7,062.17	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27	$1.28 ARS1,964.54	-43.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66	$0.97 ARS1,493.75	+48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.65 ARS998.34	-67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74	$0.92 ARS1,409.42	-47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.27	$0.56 ARS858.55	-55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.14	$0.56 ARS854.52	-51.4%
Average			-28.1%

Little Rock vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay 4.7% less for transportation

	Little Rock	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.57	$5.28 ARS8,100.92	+47.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.00	$27.50 ARS42,226.25	-23.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,736.00	$28,500.00 ARS44M	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50	$9.60 ARS14,740.80	-33.8%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 34.1% less for housing

	Little Rock	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.50	$31.11 ARS47,771.25	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,135.00	$770.79 ARS1M	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$883.25	$509.75 ARS783K	-42.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$166.32	$162.43 ARS249K	-2.3%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 54.1% less for childcare

	Little Rock	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,033.33	$464.87 ARS714K	-55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,980.00	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-53.1%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Little Rock	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.50	$3.95 ARS6,070.65	-28.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.20	$3.86 ARS5,932.64	-25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.48	$4.21 ARS6,460.85	-55.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.75	$49.97 ARS76,735.79	+73.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00	$10.38 ARS15,942.12	-20.1%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 65.0% more for clothing

	Little Rock	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.25	$120.49 ARS185K	+135.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.75	$95.69 ARS147K	+146.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.75	$115.94 ARS178K	+38.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00	$138.37 ARS212K	-7.8%
Average			+65.0%

Little Rock vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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