Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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United States

Chapel Hill vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary

Chapel Hill is 2.6 times more expensive than Rosario.

Restaurants: pay 33.6% more in Chapel Hill
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Chapel Hill
Transportation: pay 13.5% more in Chapel Hill
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Chapel Hill
Childcare: pay 84.0% more in Chapel Hill
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Chapel Hill
Clothing: pay 33.1% less in Chapel Hill

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Chapel Hill are more expensive than in Rosario. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Chapel Hill.

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Chapel Hill vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chapel Hill instead of Rosario, you would:

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pay 33.6% more for restaurants

	Rosario	Chapel Hill
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ARS15,292.50	$18.00	+80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 ARS17,586.38	$10.00	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,650.70	$2.90	+67.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,434.36	$2.00	+25.6%
Average			+33.6%

Rosario vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Rosario	Chapel Hill
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 ARS2,446.80	$4.68	+192.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 ARS6,422.85	$9.04	+115.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 ARS7,429.01	$4.36	-10.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 ARS3,517.27	$5.44	+136.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 ARS4,127.26	$6.23	+131.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ARS1,352.63	$3.60	+306.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ARS1,075.17	$0.82	+16.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ARS717.93	$3.10	+560.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,403.69	$2.76	+200.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS658.97	$2.18	+405.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 ARS457.81	$1.80	+502.1%
Average			+181.6%

Rosario vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.5% more for transportation

	Rosario	Chapel Hill
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.26 ARS6,512.45	$3.68	-13.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00 ARS43M	$35,535.00	+26.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,680.80	$20.34	+111.9%
Average			+13.5%

Rosario vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	Rosario	Chapel Hill
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.33 ARS41,799.50	$70.83	+159.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.31 ARS383K	$1,766.67	+605.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.54 ARS310K	$1,300.00	+541.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ARS70,165.59	$168.71	+267.7%
Average			+486.1%

Rosario vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of housing

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pay 84.0% more for childcare

	Rosario	Chapel Hill
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS711K	$1,400.00	+201.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$10,000.00	+12.4%
Average			+84.0%

Rosario vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rosario	Chapel Hill
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,045.94	$6.00	+51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ARS4,587.75	$4.75	+58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 ARS5,046.52	$7.95	+140.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.33 ARS44,858.00	$78.00	+165.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 ARS7,340.40	$13.50	+181.2%
Average			+115.2%

Rosario vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 33.1% less for clothing

	Rosario	Chapel Hill
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 ARS138K	$39.00	-56.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 ARS91,755.00	$31.25	-47.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS177K	$103.33	-10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS212K	$137.50	-0.6%
Average			-33.1%

Rosario vs. Chapel Hill - Cost of clothing

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