Cost of living comparison

Albania

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 11.5% more expensive than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 45.2% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 0.3% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 24.5% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 24.3% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 31.6% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.6% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 41.0% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Sarande, you would:

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pay 45.2% more for restaurants

	Sarande	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.77 ALL794	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+94.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.99 ALL893	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.38 ALL193	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.15 ALL93	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+39.0%
Average			+45.2%

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

	Sarande	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 ALL96	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+110.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.45 ALL524	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-18.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.47 ALL688	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-34.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 ALL306	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 ALL335	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 ALL72	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	+44.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ALL91	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	-13.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL75	$0.65 ARS986.80	-29.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 ALL68	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	+9.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL38	$0.56 ARS848.63	+19.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ALL47	$0.56 ARS844.64	-3.7%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 24.5% less for transportation

	Sarande	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.32 ALL676	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-36.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.39 ALL1,819	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	+22.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,592.07 ALL3M	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-15.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.98 ALL2,678	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-70.9%
Average			-24.5%

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pay 24.3% more for housing

	Sarande	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.91 ALL1,617	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	+56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$848.28 ALL68,894	$770.79 ARS1M	-9.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$380.02 ALL30,864	$509.75 ARS774K	+34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.95 ALL6,088	$162.43 ARS247K	+116.7%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 31.6% more for childcare

	Sarande	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$299.78 ALL24,347	$464.87 ARS706K	+55.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,964.27 ALL647K	$8,896.36 ARS14M	+11.7%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 0.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ALL288	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+11.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 ALL178	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+76.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 ALL387	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-11.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.90 ALL7,220	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	-43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.77 ALL794	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+6.3%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

	Sarande	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.87 ALL5,675	$120.49 ARS183K	+72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.44 ALL3,853	$95.69 ARS145K	+101.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.26 ALL9,930	$115.94 ARS176K	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.33 ALL9,367	$138.37 ARS210K	+20.0%
Average			+41.0%

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