Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 9.2% cheaper than Moscow.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 10.2% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽794.25
|
$7.00
$5,983.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽453.86
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽94.10
|
$1.03
$879.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽52.59
|
$0.90
$766.93
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
Moscow
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽63.54
|
$1.34
$1,146.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽476.82
|
$3.51
$3,003.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽370.24
|
$3.15
$2,695.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽130.74
|
$1.46
$1,246.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽183.93
|
$1.76
$1,507.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.04
|
$0.66
$564.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽49.28
|
$0.57
$484.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽64.53
|
$0.31
$264.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽129.18
|
$0.67
$574.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽24.79
|
$0.30
$254.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.36
|
$0.33
$285.82
|
|
pay 6.9% less for transportation
Moscow
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽227.80
|
$3.52
$3,005.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,836.61
|
$6.80
$5,812.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,836,605.72
|
$25,000.00
$21,368,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽363.09
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
Moscow
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽594.23
|
$23.47
$20,063.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽79,254.76
|
$313.32
$267,810.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽45,804.43
|
$225.62
$192,844.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,346.35
|
$36.96
$31,590.54
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽44,931.83
|
$187.40
$160,180.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽840,364.44
|
$5,653.81
$4,832,592.82
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽283.66
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽236.61
|
$1.72
$1,467.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽232.03
|
$2.00
$1,709.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,524.19
|
$22.07
$18,865.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽567.32
|
$5.00
$4,273.75
|
|
pay 7.2% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,683.00
|
$67.11
$57,358.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,233.25
|
$57.53
$49,176.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽9,822.06
|
$107.00
$91,461.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,185.25
|
$98.70
$84,365.31
|
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