Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 67.6% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 68.0% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.99
€24.11
|
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.09
€4.72
|
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.15
€6.64
|
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
|
pay 50.3% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.23
€4.86
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.17
€6.66
|
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
€4.46
|
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.14
|
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
€1.69
|
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.37
|
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
|
pay 60.5% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.64
€8.01
|
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.83
€22.10
|
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,760.68
€43,382.22
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.58
€19.09
|
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
|
pay 85.2% less for housing
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.73
€57.27
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,169.63
€7,579.38
|
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,497.92
€6,028.45
|
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$237.50
€220.34
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,111.82
€1,959.25
|
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,184.11
€40,064.06
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
|
pay 77.9% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.12
€7.54
|
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
€5.26
|
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.54
€12.56
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$521.19
€483.53
|
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€12.06
|
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
|
pay 42.6% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$162.81
€151.05
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$187.00
€173.49
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$632.46
€586.77
|
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
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