Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 48.3% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Oslo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.06
NOK206.63
|
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.43
NOK123.98
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
NOK30.33
|
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
NOK27.70
|
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
|
pay 57.6% less for groceries
Oslo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
NOK36.11
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
NOK61.23
|
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
NOK81.76
|
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.77
NOK40.86
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.90
NOK63.94
|
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.49
|
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
NOK9.73
|
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
NOK12.63
|
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
NOK17.58
|
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
NOK9.06
|
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.77
|
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Oslo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.99
NOK86.63
|
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.56
NOK840.97
|
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,348.90
NOK361,596.01
|
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
NOK227.29
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 68.5% less for housing
Oslo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.84
NOK431.93
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,309.35
NOK14,197.06
|
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,134.95
NOK12,306.07
|
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.33
NOK1,705.94
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
|
pay 32.6% less for childcare
Oslo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.45
NOK3,377.05
|
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,586.53
NOK82,259.40
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
Oslo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.53
NOK103.31
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
NOK45.92
|
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.29
NOK154.97
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.81
NOK453.35
|
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.25
NOK165.30
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
|
pay 12.1% more for clothing
Oslo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NOK852.08
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.31
NOK393.71
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.89
NOK1,061.44
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.77
NOK1,125.13
|
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
|
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