Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 22.4% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$142.01
|
$7.00
$6,119.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$119.25
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$18.22
|
$1.03
$899.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.31
|
$0.90
$784.37
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$35.79
|
$1.34
$1,172.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$76.07
|
$3.51
$3,071.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$93.45
|
$3.15
$2,757.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.92
|
$1.46
$1,274.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$54.67
|
$1.76
$1,541.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.75
|
$0.66
$576.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.64
|
$0.57
$495.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$12.16
|
$0.31
$270.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$13.08
|
$0.67
$587.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.43
|
$0.30
$260.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.60
|
$0.33
$292.32
|
|
pay 21.6% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$84.49
|
$3.52
$3,074.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$305.01
|
$6.80
$5,944.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$378,688.94
|
$25,000.00
$21,854,637.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$94.67
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$480.61
|
$23.47
$20,519.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$14,181.40
|
$313.32
$273,900.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,238.77
|
$225.62
$197,229.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$690.53
|
$36.96
$32,308.85
|
|
pay 43.3% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,485.05
|
$187.40
$163,822.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$152,211.92
|
$5,653.81
$4,942,477.36
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$47.34
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$49.54
|
$1.72
$1,501.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$66.27
|
$2.00
$1,748.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$857.02
|
$22.07
$19,293.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$85.21
|
$5.00
$4,370.93
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$975.67
|
$67.11
$58,663.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$643.70
|
$57.53
$50,294.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,587.00
|
$107.00
$93,540.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,632.37
|
$98.70
$86,283.63
|
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