Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 5.0% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Poland, you would:
pay 14.2% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
Poland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Poland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 18.2% less for housing
Poland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
|
pay 4.2% more for childcare
Poland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 46.5% more for clothing
Poland
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
|
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