Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

compared to

Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 43.9% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 1.6% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 41.1% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 31.5% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 63.4% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 68.4% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 55.4% more in Buenos Aires

Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 1.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.48 £15.37	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	-7.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.88 £7.41	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 £2.15	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-30.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	-34.3%
Average			-1.6%

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pay 41.1% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.14 £6.86	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-52.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	-17.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	-7.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$0.65 ARS986.80	-78.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-41.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$0.56 ARS848.63	-56.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$0.56 ARS844.64	-49.4%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 31.5% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 £6.09	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	-21.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-62.8%
Average			-31.5%

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pay 63.4% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	$770.79 ARS1M	-67.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	$509.75 ARS774K	-77.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$162.43 ARS247K	+56.8%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 68.4% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$464.87 ARS706K	-77.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-55.1%
Average			-68.4%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	-19.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-75.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.34 £55.03	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	-31.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	-12.7%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 55.4% more for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$120.49 ARS183K	+17.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$95.69 ARS145K	+221.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.73 £87.58	$115.94 ARS176K	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$138.37 ARS210K	+55.1%
Average			+55.4%

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