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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. San Pedro Garza Garcia Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 15.6% cheaper than San Pedro Garza Garcia.

Restaurants: pay 68.6% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 14.7% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 44.4% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 4.3% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 59.8% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in San Pedro Garza Garcia. Expenses including housing, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. San Pedro Garza Garcia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of San Pedro Garza Garcia, you would:

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pay 68.6% more for restaurants

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.13 MX$205.76	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+70.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.68 MX$123.46	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+94.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 MX$34.21	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	+8.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 MX$19.55	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+50.6%
Average			+68.6%

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pay 14.7% less for groceries

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 MX$43.11	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+6.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MX$98.77	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-1.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.72 MX$105.84	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 MX$43.42	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	+19.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.90 MX$72.18	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+17.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.75 MX$32.35	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-26.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$12.51	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+43.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 MX$25.49	$0.65 ARS986.80	-52.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$17.31	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-1.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 MX$24.72	$0.56 ARS848.63	-58.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$17.16	$0.56 ARS844.64	-40.0%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.54 MX$102.42	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.07 MX$925.91	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	-45.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,471.13 MX$360K	$28,500.00 ARS43M	+46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.97 MX$332.30	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-46.6%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 44.4% less for housing

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.60 MX$565.84	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	+1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,668.95 MX$30,863.79	$770.79 ARS1M	-53.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,780.22 MX$32,921.38	$509.75 ARS774K	-71.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.22 MX$688.38	$162.43 ARS247K	+336.4%
Average			-44.4%

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pay 4.3% less for childcare

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.34 MX$4,629.57	$464.87 ARS706K	+85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,024.70 MX$333K	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-50.6%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 3.1% more for entertainment and sports

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.62 MX$66.87	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+9.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.62 MX$66.87	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+6.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 MX$82.30	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-5.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.16 MX$1,611.78	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	-42.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.84 MX$108.02	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+77.7%
Average			+3.1%

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pay 59.8% more for clothing

	San Pedro Garza Garcia	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.72 MX$1,067.37	$120.49 ARS183K	+108.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.51 MX$823.03	$95.69 ARS145K	+115.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.92 MX$1,607.49	$115.94 ARS176K	+33.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.03 MX$2,349.08	$138.37 ARS210K	+8.9%
Average			+59.8%

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