Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 53.2% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Paris, you would:
pay 60.5% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.75
|
$8.50
ARS8,251.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.83
|
$6.00
ARS5,824.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.39
|
$1.33
ARS1,295.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.74
|
$0.97
ARS944.54
|
|
pay 49.2% less for groceries
|
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.76
|
$2.02
ARS1,963.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.62
|
$4.64
ARS4,504.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.33
|
$4.08
ARS3,958.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.28
|
$2.08
ARS2,020.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.42
|
$2.06
ARS2,002.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.39
|
$0.83
ARS801.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.99
|
$0.81
ARS782.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.52
|
$0.57
ARS553.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.73
|
$0.75
ARS730.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€0.99
|
$0.39
ARS378.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.06
|
$0.40
ARS388.56
|
|
pay 62.9% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.06
|
$3.45
ARS3,351.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€83.82
|
$9.00
ARS8,737.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,584.43
|
$20,000.00
ARS19,415,803.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.51
|
$7.66
ARS7,436.25
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.42
|
$20.18
ARS19,586.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,331.37
|
$491.75
ARS477,386.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€978.36
|
$356.25
ARS345,844.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€156.53
|
$35.17
ARS34,146.25
|
|
pay 70.9% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€755.50
|
$219.88
ARS213,452.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,011.36
|
$5,225.19
ARS5,072,562.46
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.90
|
$1.50
ARS1,456.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.11
|
$2.28
ARS2,212.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.83
|
$2.00
ARS1,941.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.53
|
$21.45
ARS20,827.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.82
|
$4.27
ARS4,144.09
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Paris
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€92.98
|
$81.61
ARS79,222.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.41
|
$65.79
ARS63,869.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€100.21
|
$116.21
ARS112,811.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€142.05
|
$104.11
ARS101,070.29
|
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