Cost of living comparison

United Kingdom

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Argentina

La Plata vs. London Cost of Living Summary

La Plata is 52.6% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 52.2% less in La Plata
Groceries: pay 35.6% less in La Plata
Transportation: pay 62.9% less in La Plata
Housing: pay 79.4% less in La Plata
Childcare: pay 83.0% less in La Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.6% less in La Plata
Clothing: pay 7.7% more in La Plata

Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in La Plata.

La Plata vs. London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in La Plata instead of London, you would:

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pay 52.2% less for restaurants

	London	La Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.20	$15.00 ARS21,967.12	-43.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$5.25 ARS7,688.49	-52.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$1.38 ARS2,013.65	-55.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.46	$0.83 ARS1,220.40	-56.7%
Average			-52.2%

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pay 35.6% less for groceries

	London	La Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$1.62 ARS2,377.94	-24.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$3.80 ARS5,565.00	-31.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$4.49 ARS6,569.22	-31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$2.24 ARS3,273.10	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$2.57 ARS3,768.19	-34.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$1.13 ARS1,657.37	-25.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.85 ARS1,237.77	+1.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$0.51 ARS750.63	-64.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$1.14 ARS1,668.93	-30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$0.34 ARS498.21	-55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.51 ARS750.63	-38.4%
Average			-35.6%

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pay 62.9% less for transportation

	London	La Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$3.68 ARS5,386.57	-48.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.76	$9.00 ARS13,180.27	-96.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,561.84	$25,000.00 ARS37M	-33.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.99	$8.57 ARS12,550.55	-73.0%
Average			-62.9%

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pay 79.4% less for housing

	London	La Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.36	$23.25 ARS34,049.04	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,329.67	$298.55 ARS437K	-90.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,768.28	$183.33 ARS268K	-92.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.33	$27.13 ARS39,733.42	-89.4%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 83.0% less for childcare

	London	La Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,874.60	$367.39 ARS538K	-85.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,544.70	$5,496.25 ARS8M	-80.7%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 62.6% less for entertainment and sports

	London	La Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$3.00 ARS4,393.42	-65.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.94	$3.67 ARS5,369.74	-29.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.17	$3.00 ARS4,393.42	-86.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.08	$22.01 ARS32,236.75	-66.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.15	$6.98 ARS10,222.03	-65.2%
Average			-62.6%

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

	London	La Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.73	$91.23 ARS134K	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.31	$89.00 ARS130K	+71.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.18	$122.33 ARS179K	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.56	$134.94 ARS198K	-16.1%
Average			+7.7%

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