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Buenos Aires vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 46.0% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 0.5% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 36.8% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 38.8% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 63.2% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 74.3% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.4% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 22.8% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.5% more for restaurants

	Sydney	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.41 A$24.92	$19.02 ARS28,867.92	+9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.84 A$16.95	$12.96 ARS19,666.72	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.81 A$4.02	$2.01 ARS3,046.07	-28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 A$3.17	$1.59 ARS2,416.19	-28.2%
Average			+0.5%

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pay 36.8% less for groceries

	Sydney	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.85 A$4.08	$2.48 ARS3,760.09	-13.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.93 A$8.50	$5.25 ARS7,963.70	-11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 A$9.19	$5.52 ARS8,377.38	-14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.56 A$7.95	$2.81 ARS4,263.39	-49.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 A$6.21	$4.60 ARS6,980.92	+6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 A$2.59	$1.28 ARS1,941.94	-29.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.45 A$2.08	$0.97 ARS1,476.56	-33.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 A$2.23	$0.65 ARS986.85	-58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 A$2.84	$0.92 ARS1,393.21	-53.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.11	$0.56 ARS848.67	-62.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.53	$0.56 ARS844.69	-48.0%
Average			-36.8%

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pay 38.8% less for transportation

	Sydney	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 A$7.73	$5.28 ARS8,007.72	-2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$151.36 A$216.72	$27.50 ARS41,740.44	-81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,893.97 A$41,371.65	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.24 A$23.25	$9.60 ARS14,571.21	-40.9%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 63.2% less for housing

	Sydney	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$56.21 A$80.49	$31.11 ARS47,221.65	-44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,517.32 A$3,604.41	$770.79 ARS1M	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,743.66 A$2,496.65	$509.75 ARS774K	-70.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$168.46 A$241.21	$162.43 ARS247K	-3.6%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 74.3% less for childcare

	Sydney	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,195.71 A$3,143.91	$464.87 ARS706K	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,441.13 A$40,723.26	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-68.7%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.66 A$10.97	$3.95 ARS6,000.81	-48.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 A$5.69	$3.86 ARS5,864.38	-2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$44.55 A$63.79	$4.21 ARS6,386.52	-90.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.28 A$107.79	$49.97 ARS75,852.96	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.41 A$24.92	$10.38 ARS15,758.71	-40.4%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

	Sydney	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.68 A$112.65	$120.49 ARS183K	+53.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.62 A$99.69	$95.69 ARS145K	+37.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$111.40 A$159.51	$115.94 ARS176K	+4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.24 A$190.77	$138.37 ARS210K	+3.9%
Average			+22.8%

Sydney vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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