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
£17.25
|
$7.00
$2,450.17
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.44
|
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.88
|
$1.03
$360.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.43
|
$0.90
$314.06
|
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pay 43.8% less for groceries
|
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.28
|
$1.34
$469.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.33
|
$3.51
$1,229.94
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.74
|
$3.15
$1,103.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.88
|
$1.46
$510.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.10
|
$1.76
$617.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.98
|
$0.66
$230.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.58
|
$0.57
$198.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.95
|
$0.31
$108.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.20
|
$0.67
$235.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.52
|
$0.30
$104.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.54
|
$0.33
$117.04
|
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pay 62.9% less for transportation
|
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.74
|
$3.52
$1,230.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£162.38
|
$6.80
$2,380.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£25,371.76
|
$25,000.00
$8,750,625.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.65
|
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
|
pay 74.3% less for housing
|
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£29.61
|
$23.47
$8,215.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,104.40
|
$313.32
$109,669.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,451.14
|
$225.62
$78,971.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£233.87
|
$36.96
$12,936.51
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
|
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,589.85
|
$187.40
$65,594.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£17,268.94
|
$5,653.81
$1,978,974.32
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£6.09
|
$2.00
$700.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.47
|
$1.72
$601.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£13.19
|
$2.00
$700.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£46.35
|
$22.07
$7,725.33
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£12.18
|
$5.00
$1,750.12
|
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pay 1.4% more for clothing
|
London
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£75.74
|
$67.11
$23,488.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.90
|
$57.53
$20,138.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£75.25
|
$107.00
$37,453.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£98.20
|
$98.70
$34,548.08
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