Cost of living comparison

United States

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Palo Alto Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 55.5% cheaper than Palo Alto.

Restaurants: pay 19.9% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 48.4% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 22.4% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 76.0% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.8% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 47.8% more in Buenos Aires

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Palo Alto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Palo Alto, you would:

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pay 19.9% less for restaurants

	Palo Alto	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	-23.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.00	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	-0.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-35.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	-41.1%
Average			-19.9%

Palo Alto vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.4% less for groceries

	Palo Alto	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$5.31	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	-53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-35.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.38	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-51.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.46	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.39	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-46.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.65 ARS986.80	-67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-69.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.40	$0.56 ARS848.63	-60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.56 ARS844.64	-66.6%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 22.4% less for transportation

	Palo Alto	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.86	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.50 ARS41,738.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,998.00	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-23.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-52.9%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 76.0% less for housing

	Palo Alto	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.29	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,600.00	$770.79 ARS1M	-78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$3,148.75	$509.75 ARS774K	-83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$209.55	$162.43 ARS247K	-22.5%
Average			-76.0%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Palo Alto	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,942.94	$464.87 ARS706K	-84.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$42,562.50	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-79.1%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 52.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Palo Alto	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-50.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.80	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	-33.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.71	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-64.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$167.25	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	-70.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.00	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	-38.9%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 47.8% more for clothing

	Palo Alto	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.50	$120.49 ARS183K	+78.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.67	$95.69 ARS145K	+100.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.40	$115.94 ARS176K	+15.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.91	$138.37 ARS210K	+15.4%
Average			+47.8%

Palo Alto vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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