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Buenos Aires vs. Monaco Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 55.0% cheaper than Monaco.

Restaurants: pay 39.1% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 45.9% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 76.1% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 86.1% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.5% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 42.0% less in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Monaco Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.1% less for restaurants

	Monaco	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.36 €20.14	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	-22.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.97 €10.32	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.96 €5.14	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	-63.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 €4.03	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	-70.3%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

	Monaco	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$4.30 €3.71	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	-32.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.76 €7.55	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	-30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.00 €6.04	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-16.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.58 €4.81	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-41.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.84 €6.76	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	-50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.04	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.37	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	-39.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.10	$0.57 ARS819.15	-55.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.17 €1.87	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-47.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 €1.42	$0.66 ARS952.66	-60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.14	$0.58 ARS837.26	-56.2%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 45.9% less for transportation

	Monaco	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.31 €8.03	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.70 €22.16	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-22.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,430.87 €43,487.90	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	-50.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.19 €19.14	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-57.1%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 76.1% less for housing

	Monaco	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.58 €57.41	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-55.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$9,978.85 €8,605.03	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-93.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$8,467.92 €7,302.12	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-94.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$256.14 €220.88	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	-60.6%
Average			-76.1%

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pay 86.1% less for childcare

	Monaco	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,277.58 €1,964.02	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	-83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$46,573.59 €40,161.66	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	-88.2%
Average			-86.1%

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pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Monaco	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.93 €8.56	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	-61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.02 €4.33	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	-17.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.60 €12.59	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-74.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$562.09 €484.71	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-92.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.02 €12.09	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	-35.8%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 42.0% less for clothing

	Monaco	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$190.09 €163.92	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	-40.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$93.05 €80.24	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	-1.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$238.56 €205.72	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	-45.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$682.11 €588.20	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	-80.2%
Average			-42.0%

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