Cost of living comparison

Argentina

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United States

Naperville vs. Rosario Cost of Living Summary

Naperville is 2.4 times more expensive than Rosario.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% more in Naperville
Groceries: pay 83.1% more in Naperville
Transportation: pay 6.4% more in Naperville
Housing: pay 6.4 times more in Naperville
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Naperville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Naperville
Clothing: pay 48.1% less in Naperville

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

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Naperville vs. Rosario Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Naperville instead of Rosario, you would:

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pay 29.3% more for restaurants

	Rosario	Naperville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ARS15,355.00	$14.00	+40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 ARS17,658.25	$12.00	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 ARS2,661.53	$2.95	+70.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 ARS2,444.31	$2.32	+45.9%
Average			+29.3%

Rosario vs. Naperville - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

	Rosario	Naperville
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 ARS2,456.80	$2.81	+75.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.20 ARS6,449.10	$3.86	-8.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 ARS7,459.38	$3.02	-37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.30 ARS3,531.65	$3.55	+54.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 ARS4,144.13	$5.16	+91.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 ARS1,358.16	$2.54	+186.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 ARS1,079.56	$0.77	+9.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ARS720.87	$1.59	+238.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS1,409.42	$2.49	+171.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS661.67	$0.79	+83.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 ARS459.68	$1.49	+397.7%
Average			+83.1%

Rosario vs. Naperville - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.4% more for transportation

	Rosario	Naperville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.26 ARS6,539.06	$3.99	-6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$129.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,000.00 ARS43M	$24,500.00	-12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.60 ARS14,740.80	$28.49	+196.8%
Average			+6.4%

Rosario vs. Naperville - Cost of transportation

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pay 6.4 times more for housing

	Rosario	Naperville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.33 ARS41,970.33	$51.25	+87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.31 ARS384K	$2,012.25	+703.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$202.54 ARS311K	$1,637.50	+708.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ARS70,452.35	$132.55	+188.9%
Average			+542.5%

Rosario vs. Naperville - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Rosario	Naperville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$464.87 ARS714K	$1,500.00	+222.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,896.36 ARS14M	$12,631.67	+42.0%
Average			+114.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rosario	Naperville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.95 ARS6,070.65	$6.00	+51.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ARS4,606.50	$5.33	+77.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.30 ARS5,067.15	$11.99	+263.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.33 ARS45,041.33	$70.00	+138.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 ARS7,370.40	$12.00	+150.0%
Average			+116.8%

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pay 48.1% less for clothing

	Rosario	Naperville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 ARS138K	$56.67	-37.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 ARS92,130.00	$25.00	-58.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.94 ARS178K	$88.50	-23.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.37 ARS212K	$50.00	-63.9%
Average			-48.1%

Rosario vs. Naperville - Cost of clothing

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