Cost of living comparison

United States

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Miami Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 50.1% cheaper than Miami.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 45.6% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 33.7% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 66.6% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 76.0% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 47.9% more in Buenos Aires

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Miami Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Miami, you would:

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Miami	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$30.00	$19.02 ARS28,867.92	-36.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00	$12.96 ARS19,666.72	-13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.47	$2.01 ARS3,046.07	-42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.07	$1.59 ARS2,416.19	-48.1%
Average			-31.4%

Miami vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.6% less for groceries

	Miami	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$4.53	$2.48 ARS3,760.09	-45.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.19	$5.25 ARS7,963.70	-42.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.15	$5.52 ARS8,377.38	+7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.06	$2.81 ARS4,263.39	-44.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.61	$4.60 ARS6,980.92	-39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.34	$1.28 ARS1,941.94	-45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02	$0.97 ARS1,476.56	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.94	$0.65 ARS986.85	-66.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.99	$0.92 ARS1,393.21	-53.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.49	$0.56 ARS848.67	-62.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.52	$0.56 ARS844.69	-63.4%
Average			-45.6%

Miami vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay 33.7% less for transportation

	Miami	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.09	$5.28 ARS8,007.72	+28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$112.50	$27.50 ARS41,740.44	-75.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,928.80	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.35	$9.60 ARS14,571.21	-50.4%
Average			-33.7%

Miami vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.6% less for housing

	Miami	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.17	$31.11 ARS47,221.65	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,765.00	$770.79 ARS1M	-72.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,132.86	$509.75 ARS774K	-76.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$133.91	$162.43 ARS247K	+21.3%
Average			-66.6%

Miami vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of housing

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pay 76.0% less for childcare

	Miami	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,801.46	$464.87 ARS706K	-74.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,015.75	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-77.8%
Average			-76.0%

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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Miami	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$3.95 ARS6,000.81	-50.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.85	$3.86 ARS5,864.38	-34.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.07	$4.21 ARS6,386.52	-53.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$77.00	$49.97 ARS75,852.96	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00	$10.38 ARS15,758.71	-48.1%
Average			-43.6%

Miami vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.9% more for clothing

	Miami	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.18	$120.49 ARS183K	+135.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.22	$95.69 ARS145K	+67.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.00	$115.94 ARS176K	+15.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.10	$138.37 ARS210K	+4.7%
Average			+47.9%

Miami vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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