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Buenos Aires vs. Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 3.3 times more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

Restaurants: pay 16.4% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 0.3% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 51.9% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 33.3% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 12.2 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 6.0 times more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Nuku'alofa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:

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pay 16.4% more for restaurants

	Nuku'alofa	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$18.00 ARS25,069.46	+116.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$12.00 ARS16,712.98	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$2.18 ARS3,037.75	-23.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$1.39 ARS1,933.30	-43.5%
Average			+16.4%

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pay 0.3% less for groceries

	Nuku'alofa	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$2.89 ARS4,026.13	+178.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$6.13 ARS8,542.19	+36.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$5.84 ARS8,129.77	-1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$3.29 ARS4,580.73	-35.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$3.92 ARS5,458.87	+46.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.15 ARS1,602.97	-8.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.96 ARS1,338.82	-23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$0.57 ARS788.78	-57.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$1.14 ARS1,587.19	-32.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.66 ARS917.34	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.58 ARS806.22	-51.5%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 51.9% more for transportation

	Nuku'alofa	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$4.31 ARS6,006.71	-21.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$20.00 ARS27,854.96	-51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$25,000.00 ARS35M	+330.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$9.51 ARS13,251.94	-49.1%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 33.3% less for housing

	Nuku'alofa	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$29.42 ARS40,977.92	-76.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$659.06 ARS918K	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$463.75 ARS646K
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$100.98 ARS141K	-29.3%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 12.2 times more for childcare

	Nuku'alofa	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$367.39 ARS512K	+132.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$5,496.25 ARS8M	+2105.6%
Average			+1119.2%

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Nuku'alofa	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$3.80 ARS5,292.44	+14.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$4.13 ARS5,745.91	+41.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$3.68 ARS5,125.31	-63.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$43.59 ARS60,705.53	+39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$9.00 ARS12,534.73	-78.3%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 6.0 times more for clothing

	Nuku'alofa	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$112.87 ARS157K	+676.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$91.59 ARS128K	+418.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$129.33 ARS180K	+522.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$134.94 ARS188K	+364.1%
Average			+495.5%

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