Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 55.0% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of London, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.95
|
$7.00
$6,067.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.31
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.85
|
$1.03
$891.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.41
|
$0.90
$777.70
|
|
pay 43.8% less for groceries
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
$1.34
$1,163.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.27
|
$3.51
$3,045.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.66
|
$3.15
$2,733.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.83
|
$1.46
$1,263.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.05
|
$1.76
$1,528.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.96
|
$0.66
$571.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.57
$491.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.31
$268.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.18
|
$0.67
$582.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.30
$258.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.53
|
$0.33
$289.83
|
|
pay 62.9% less for transportation
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.63
|
$3.52
$3,048.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£159.54
|
$6.80
$5,893.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,927.77
|
$25,000.00
$21,668,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.33
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
pay 74.3% less for housing
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.09
|
$23.47
$20,344.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,067.57
|
$313.32
$271,570.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,425.75
|
$225.62
$195,552.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£229.78
|
$36.96
$32,034.04
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,562.03
|
$187.40
$162,428.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,966.75
|
$5,653.81
$4,900,438.52
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.98
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.41
|
$1.72
$1,488.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.54
|
$22.07
$19,129.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.97
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
pay 1.4% more for clothing
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£74.41
|
$67.11
$58,164.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.29
|
$57.53
$49,867.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.93
|
$107.00
$92,745.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£96.48
|
$98.70
$85,549.73
|
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