Cost of living comparison

United States

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Redmond Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 52.1% cheaper than Redmond.

Restaurants: pay 17.3% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 43.5% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 35.0% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 72.0% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 77.9% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.2% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 44.5% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Redmond Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.3% less for restaurants

	Redmond	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$19.02 ARS29,203.91	-23.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$12.96 ARS19,895.61	+8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17	$2.01 ARS3,081.52	-36.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.58	$1.59 ARS2,444.31	-38.3%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 43.5% less for groceries

	Redmond	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$5.06	$2.48 ARS3,803.86	-51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.08	$5.25 ARS8,056.39	-35.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51	$5.52 ARS8,474.89	+22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.61	$2.81 ARS4,313.01	-49.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.26	$4.60 ARS7,062.17	-36.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.67	$1.28 ARS1,964.54	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87	$0.97 ARS1,493.75	+12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91	$0.65 ARS998.34	-65.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.07	$0.92 ARS1,409.42	-55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.23	$0.56 ARS858.55	-54.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.56 ARS854.52	-58.7%
Average			-43.5%

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pay 35.0% less for transportation

	Redmond	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36	$5.28 ARS8,100.92	-1.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$90.00	$27.50 ARS42,226.25	-69.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,934.07	$28,500.00 ARS44M	-22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.02	$9.60 ARS14,740.80	-40.1%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 72.0% less for housing

	Redmond	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.00	$31.11 ARS47,771.25	-64.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,900.00	$770.79 ARS1M	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,510.00	$509.75 ARS783K	-79.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$233.08	$162.43 ARS249K	-30.3%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 77.9% less for childcare

	Redmond	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,716.67	$464.87 ARS714K	-82.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,129.44	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-71.4%
Average			-77.9%

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pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Redmond	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.00	$3.95 ARS6,070.65	-43.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.71	$3.86 ARS5,932.64	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.13	$4.21 ARS6,460.85	-65.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$83.00	$49.97 ARS76,735.79	-39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.00	$10.38 ARS15,942.12	-38.9%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 44.5% more for clothing

	Redmond	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.50	$120.49 ARS185K	+78.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.88	$95.69 ARS147K	+74.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.00	$115.94 ARS178K	+28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.25	$138.37 ARS212K	+8.7%
Average			+44.5%

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