Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 49.2% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Praia, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.41
CVE451.18
|
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
CVE526.38
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CVE143.52
|
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
CVE97.01
|
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
Praia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
CVE125.47
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
CVE552.86
|
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
CVE368.15
|
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
CVE243.30
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
CVE175.09
|
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
CVE136.43
|
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE100.05
|
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CVE100.05
|
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CVE54.57
|
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
CVE72.77
|
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Praia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
CVE583.50
|
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,105.51
|
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,707,081.81
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
CVE1,303.41
|
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
|
pay 37.2% more for housing
Praia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.53
CVE5,982.32
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.25
CVE25,065.57
|
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.46
CVE14,151.66
|
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.28
CVE6,364.92
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$75.73
CVE7,739.99
|
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,059.46
CVE108,283.27
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
|
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.26
CVE230.89
|
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
CVE151.05
|
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.41
CVE451.18
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.79
CVE2,840.76
|
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE601.57
|
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
|
pay 53.4% more for clothing
Praia
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE3,007.87
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE8,020.98
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.72
CVE12,031.47
|
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
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