Cost of living comparison

Italy

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 19.4% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 17.9% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 31.4% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 32.4% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 29.0% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 62.3% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Rome	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.96 €2.63	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-32.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 €1.32	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+7.5%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 17.9% less for groceries

	Rome	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.42 €6.61	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-29.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.77	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-14.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.66 €4.15	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-39.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.66 €5.03	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 €1.04	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	+9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.94	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	-7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.97	$0.65 ARS986.80	-40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.96	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-14.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 €0.57	$0.56 ARS848.63	-13.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.56 ARS844.64	-22.4%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 31.4% less for transportation

	Rome	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.04 €7.16	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.19 €34.88	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	-29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,551.60 €31,642.21	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.16 €17.94	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-52.4%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 32.4% less for housing

	Rome	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.87 €28.36	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,208.81 €1,075.88	$770.79 ARS1M	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$873.39 €777.35	$509.75 ARS774K	-41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.13 €139.85	$162.43 ARS247K	+3.4%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 29.0% less for childcare

	Rome	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$487.21 €433.63	$464.87 ARS706K	-4.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,862.20 €15,007.96	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-47.2%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 €1.84	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+86.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.28 €6.48	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-42.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.43 €58.24	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.20 €9.97	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	-7.3%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 62.3% more for clothing

	Rome	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.31 €63.47	$120.49 ARS183K	+69.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.31 €32.32	$95.69 ARS145K	+163.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 €74.43	$115.94 ARS176K	+38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$123.17 €109.63	$138.37 ARS210K	+12.3%
Average			+62.3%

Rome vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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