Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 39.2% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 49.5% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.36
|
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.62
|
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.51
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.50
|
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.46
|
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,868.65
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.73
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Madrid
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.93
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,022.54
|
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€762.50
|
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.83
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
|
pay 52.5% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€494.58
|
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,873.30
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
|
pay 44.2% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.03
|
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.24
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.96
|
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 26.9% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.01
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.71
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.81
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.00
|
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
|
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