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Cyprus

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Nicosia Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 11.1% cheaper than Nicosia.

Restaurants: pay 25.8% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 28.3% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 12.4% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 6.8% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.7% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Nicosia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.8% more for restaurants

	Nicosia	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 €7.97	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.30 €2.05	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 €0.79	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+78.5%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Nicosia	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 €1.74	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+26.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.56 €5.84	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 €6.19	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.77 €4.25	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-41.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 €3.62	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+13.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.55 €1.38	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+2.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.01	$0.65 ARS986.80	-43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 €1.40	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 €0.76	$0.56 ARS848.63	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$0.56 ARS844.64	-21.9%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 28.3% less for transportation

	Nicosia	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.99	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.79 €39.86	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	-38.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-13.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.86 €19.45	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-56.1%
Average			-28.3%

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pay 12.4% less for housing

	Nicosia	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.22 €29.57	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$784.43 €698.17	$770.79 ARS1M	-1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.72 €620.11	$509.75 ARS774K	-26.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$158.82 €141.36	$162.43 ARS247K	+2.3%
Average			-12.4%

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pay 6.8% less for childcare

	Nicosia	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$513.33 €456.88	$464.87 ARS706K	-9.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-4.2%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Nicosia	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.65 €3.25	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-24.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.03 €65.89	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	-7.3%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Nicosia	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.69 €91.40	$120.49 ARS183K	+17.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.75 €48.73	$95.69 ARS145K	+74.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.22 €89.20	$115.94 ARS176K	+15.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.92 €104.07	$138.37 ARS210K	+18.3%
Average			+29.4%

Nicosia vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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