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Buenos Aires vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 97.5% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 31.9% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 27.9% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 22.1% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 84.3% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.3% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 3.3 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Monrovia. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Buenos Aires. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.9% more for restaurants

	Monrovia	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+140.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+9.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD355.25	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+9.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD355.25	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	-30.6%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 27.9% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD318.17	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+61.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+3.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD639.45	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-8.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD954.74	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	-27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD131.87	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	+55.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD680.90	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	-74.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD828.92	$0.57 ARS819.15	-87.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD888.13	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-77.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD182.93	$0.66 ARS952.66	-36.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD858.52	$0.58 ARS837.26	-88.0%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD833.65	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-8.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	$20.00 ARS28,927.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+99.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-25.0%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 84.3% more for housing

	Monrovia	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-68.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	+388.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+18.4%
Average			+84.3%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	+184.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	+514.8%
Average			+349.4%

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pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LRD532.88	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+26.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.33 LRD592.08	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+23.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD888.13	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	-26.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-42.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	-7.7%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for clothing

	Monrovia	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+513.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+171.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+129.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+96.3%
Average			+227.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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