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Buenos Aires vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 14.7% more expensive than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 38.1% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 22.7% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 3.1% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 14.1% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 63.2% more in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 28.0% more for restaurants

	Poland	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.21 PLN36.67	$18.00 ARS26,115.45	+76.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.43 PLN30.28	$12.00 ARS17,410.30	+42.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 PLN7.19	$2.18 ARS3,164.50	+9.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN5.91	$1.39 ARS2,013.97	-15.7%
Average			+28.0%

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pay 38.1% more for groceries

	Poland	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 PLN4.69	$2.89 ARS4,194.11	+121.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN16.39	$6.13 ARS8,898.60	+34.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 PLN14.28	$5.84 ARS8,468.98	+46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 PLN11.78	$3.29 ARS4,771.86	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN10.61	$3.92 ARS5,686.63	+32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.83	$1.15 ARS1,669.85	+125.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.71	$0.96 ARS1,394.68	+27.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.99	$0.57 ARS821.69	-31.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 PLN4.58	$1.14 ARS1,653.41	-10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.49	$0.66 ARS955.61	+59.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 PLN1.83	$0.58 ARS839.86	+13.8%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 22.7% less for transportation

	Poland	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 PLN23.39	$4.31 ARS6,257.33	-33.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.67 PLN117.33	$20.00 ARS29,017.17	-38.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,516.14 PLN120,372.47	$25,000.00 ARS36,271,460.00	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.89 PLN31.92	$9.51 ARS13,804.86	+7.1%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 3.1% more for housing

	Poland	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.32 PLN58.61	$29.42 ARS42,687.67	+80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$660.05 PLN2,370.56	$659.06 ARS956,209.27	-0.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$540.72 PLN1,941.97	$463.75 ARS672,831.64	-14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.52 PLN784.81	$100.98 ARS146,505.16	-53.8%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 14.1% less for childcare

	Poland	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$372.18 PLN1,336.67	$367.39 ARS533,032.76	-1.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,516.31 PLN26,994.67	$5,496.25 ARS7,974,280.48	-26.9%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 7.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 PLN12.55	$3.80 ARS5,513.26	+8.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 PLN12.43	$4.13 ARS5,985.65	+19.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.23 PLN18.79	$3.68 ARS5,339.16	-29.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 PLN132.89	$43.59 ARS63,238.39	+17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.39 PLN26.55	$9.00 ARS13,057.73	+21.7%
Average			+7.6%

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pay 63.2% more for clothing

	Poland	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.74 PLN315.12	$112.87 ARS163,753.74	+28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.84 PLN135.89	$91.59 ARS132,888.76	+142.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.94 PLN319.43	$129.33 ARS187,644.35	+45.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.79 PLN354.80	$134.94 ARS195,772.69	+36.6%
Average			+63.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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