Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 43.9% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Rome, you would:
pay 48.5% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.49
|
$7.00
ARS6,137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$1.03
ARS901.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$0.90
ARS786.67
|
|
pay 53.0% less for groceries
Rome
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$1.34
ARS1,176.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$3.51
ARS3,080.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.47
|
$3.15
ARS2,765.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$1.46
ARS1,278.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$1.76
ARS1,546.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.66
ARS578.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.57
ARS496.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.31
ARS271.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$0.67
ARS589.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.30
ARS261.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.33
ARS293.18
|
|
pay 53.2% less for transportation
Rome
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
$3.52
ARS3,083.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.95
|
$6.80
ARS5,961.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,918,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.38
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 61.4% less for housing
Rome
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.42
|
$23.47
ARS20,579.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,094.69
|
$313.32
ARS274,703.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€722.96
|
$225.62
ARS197,808.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€161.89
|
$36.96
ARS32,403.63
|
|
pay 50.0% less for childcare
Rome
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.12
|
$187.40
ARS164,302.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,158.89
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,956,976.61
|
|
pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$1.72
ARS1,505.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$2.00
ARS1,753.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.56
|
$22.07
ARS19,350.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.24
|
$5.00
ARS4,383.75
|
|
pay 6.6% more for clothing
Rome
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€79.95
|
$67.11
ARS58,835.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.94
|
$57.53
ARS50,442.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€90.94
|
$107.00
ARS93,815.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.74
|
$98.70
ARS86,536.75
|
|
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