Cost of living comparison

United States

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Salt Lake City Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 33.2% cheaper than Salt Lake City.

Restaurants: pay 10.3% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 27.5% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 30.7% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 51.9% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 60.8% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.1% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 47.8% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Salt Lake City. Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Salt Lake City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Salt Lake City, you would:

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pay 10.3% more for restaurants

	Salt Lake City	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00	$19.02 ARS29,203.91	+5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$12.96 ARS19,895.61	+29.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24	$2.01 ARS3,081.52	-10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69	$1.59 ARS2,444.31	-5.9%
Average			+10.3%

Salt Lake City vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.5% less for groceries

	Salt Lake City	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$3.87	$2.48 ARS3,803.86	-36.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.94	$5.25 ARS8,056.39	-11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.44	$5.52 ARS8,474.89	+60.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.17	$2.81 ARS4,313.01	-32.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.54	$4.60 ARS7,062.17	-17.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.85	$1.28 ARS1,964.54	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64	$0.97 ARS1,493.75	+53.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66	$0.65 ARS998.34	-60.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79	$0.92 ARS1,409.42	-48.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02	$0.56 ARS858.55	-45.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.12	$0.56 ARS854.52	-50.3%
Average			-27.5%

Salt Lake City vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of groceries

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pay 30.7% less for transportation

	Salt Lake City	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33	$5.28 ARS8,100.92	+21.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$85.00	$27.50 ARS42,226.25	-67.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,628.00	$28,500.00 ARS44M	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.90	$9.60 ARS14,740.80	-54.1%
Average			-30.7%

Salt Lake City vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of transportation

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pay 51.9% less for housing

	Salt Lake City	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$79.00	$31.11 ARS47,771.25	-60.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,640.90	$770.79 ARS1M	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,372.73	$509.75 ARS783K	-62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.48	$162.43 ARS249K	+9.4%
Average			-51.9%

Salt Lake City vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of housing

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pay 60.8% less for childcare

	Salt Lake City	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,308.40	$464.87 ARS714K	-64.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,595.56	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-56.8%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Salt Lake City	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$3.95 ARS6,070.65	-34.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.03	$3.86 ARS5,932.64	-23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.16	$4.21 ARS6,460.85	-58.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.55	$49.97 ARS76,735.79	+44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$10.38 ARS15,942.12	-30.8%
Average			-20.1%

Salt Lake City vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.8% more for clothing

	Salt Lake City	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.00	$120.49 ARS185K	+69.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.52	$95.69 ARS147K	+110.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.87	$115.94 ARS178K	+4.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.07	$138.37 ARS212K	+28.0%
Average			+47.8%

Salt Lake City vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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