Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 5.9% cheaper than Mexico.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$136.20
|
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$110.95
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.50
|
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.01
|
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
|
pay 29.8% less for groceries
Mexico
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$33.70
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.05
|
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$82.35
|
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.37
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$50.89
|
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.47
|
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.39
|
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.11
|
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.91
|
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.54
|
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$10.89
|
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
|
pay 28.8% less for transportation
Mexico
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$78.75
|
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$351.00
|
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$316,898.43
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$200.67
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 22.7% less for housing
Mexico
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$515.80
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,159.89
|
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,911.58
|
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$787.09
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
Mexico
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,469.85
|
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,254.67
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
|
pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.24
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.00
|
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$60.70
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$585.07
|
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.12
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
Mexico
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$759.93
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$590.52
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,391.33
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,195.65
|
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
|
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