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Buenos Aires vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 36.0% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 22.1% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 31.0% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 35.8% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Buenos Aires. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 22.1% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+29.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+8.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+5.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+45.2%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 31.0% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	-30.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	-38.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	-61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	-13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.57 ARS819.15	-84.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	-69.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.66 ARS952.66	-49.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.58 ARS837.26	-55.3%
Average			-31.0%

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	-31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$20.00 ARS28,927.47
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+5.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	-81.5%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Saint John's	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	-31.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+2.0%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$367.39 ARS531,384.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	+197.1%
Average			+197.1%

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+105.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+4.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$3.68 ARS5,322.65
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	-29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+45.2%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Saint John's	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+125.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$91.59 ARS132,477.95
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+74.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$134.94 ARS195,167.49
Average			+100.2%

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