Cost of living comparison
compared to
Lahti vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary
Lahti is 94.1% more expensive than Rosario.
Lahti vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Lahti instead of Rosario, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
|
Rosario
|
Lahti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
ARS15,177.50
|
$14.56
€12.96
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
ARS17,454.12
|
$11.20
€9.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
ARS2,630.77
|
$2.44
€2.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
ARS2,416.05
|
$1.85
€1.64
|
|
Rosario vs. Lahti - Cost of restaurants
pay 63.2% more for groceries
|
Rosario
|
Lahti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
ARS2,428.40
|
$2.77
€2.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
ARS6,374.55
|
$4.88
€4.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
ARS7,373.15
|
$4.76
€4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
ARS3,490.82
|
$3.67
€3.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
ARS4,096.22
|
$6.92
€6.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
ARS1,342.46
|
$1.15
€1.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS1,067.08
|
$1.03
€0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
ARS712.54
|
$0.94
€0.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS1,393.13
|
$2.08
€1.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS654.02
|
$0.55
€0.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS454.37
|
$0.74
€0.66
|
|
Rosario vs. Lahti - Cost of groceries
pay 52.6% more for transportation
|
Rosario
|
Lahti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.26
ARS6,463.47
|
$8.06
€7.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$64.83
€57.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,000.00
ARS42M
|
$33,592.07
€29,898.15
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.60
ARS14,570.40
|
$14.22
€12.66
|
|
Rosario vs. Lahti - Cost of transportation
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Rosario
|
Lahti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.33
ARS41,485.17
|
$26.29
€23.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.31
ARS380K
|
$685.84
€610.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$202.54
ARS307K
|
$582.26
€518.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$45.88
ARS69,637.94
|
$258.59
€230.16
|
|
Rosario vs. Lahti - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Rosario
|
Lahti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$464.87
ARS706K
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,896.36
ARS14M
|
?? |
Rosario vs. Lahti - Cost of childcare
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Rosario
|
Lahti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.95
ARS6,000.47
|
$7.28
€6.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
ARS4,553.25
|
$4.70
€4.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.30
ARS5,008.57
|
$13.44
€11.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.33
ARS44,520.67
|
$41.02
€36.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.80
ARS7,285.20
|
$16.80
€14.95
|
|
Rosario vs. Lahti - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 13.4% more for clothing
|
Rosario
|
Lahti
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.00
ARS137K
|
$126.90
€112.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
ARS91,065.00
|
$50.76
€45.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.94
ARS176K
|
$141.83
€126.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.37
ARS210K
|
$156.76
€139.52
|
|
Rosario vs. Lahti - Cost of clothing
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