Cost of living comparison
compared to
Buenos Aires vs. Longyearbyen Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Longyearbyen, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Longyearbyen
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$18.00
ARS25,107.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$12.00
ARS16,738.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.18
ARS3,042.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.39
ARS1,936.21
|
Longyearbyen vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Longyearbyen
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.89
ARS4,032.19
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.13
ARS8,555.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.84
ARS8,142.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.29
ARS4,587.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.92
ARS5,467.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.15
ARS1,605.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.96
ARS1,340.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
ARS789.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.14
ARS1,589.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.66
ARS918.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
ARS807.44
|
Longyearbyen vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Longyearbyen
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.31
ARS6,015.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.00
ARS27,896.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
ARS35M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.51
ARS13,271.90
|
Longyearbyen vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of transportation
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Longyearbyen
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$29.42
ARS41,039.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$659.06
ARS919K
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$463.75
ARS647K
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$100.98
ARS141K
|
Longyearbyen vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Longyearbyen
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$367.39
ARS512K
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,496.25
ARS8M
|
Longyearbyen vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of childcare
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Longyearbyen
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$3.80
ARS5,300.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.13
ARS5,754.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$3.68
ARS5,133.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$43.59
ARS60,796.95
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.00
ARS12,553.61
|
Longyearbyen vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Longyearbyen
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$112.87
ARS157K
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$91.59
ARS128K
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$129.33
ARS180K
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$134.94
ARS188K
|
Longyearbyen vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing
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