Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 40.9% cheaper than The Valley.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
The Valley
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
EC$44.59
|
$8.50
ARS7,677.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$6.00
ARS5,419.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$1.33
ARS1,205.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.97
ARS878.83
|
|
pay 43.0% less for groceries
The Valley
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$2.02
ARS1,827.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$4.64
ARS4,190.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$4.08
ARS3,682.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.08
ARS1,880.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$2.06
ARS1,863.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
ARS746.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.81
ARS728.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.57
ARS515.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.75
ARS679.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.39
ARS351.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.40
ARS361.52
|
|
pay 51.2% less for transportation
The Valley
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$3.45
ARS3,117.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.00
ARS8,129.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$20,000.00
ARS18,065,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.66
ARS6,918.90
|
|
pay 61.9% less for housing
The Valley
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.50
EC$209.45
|
$20.18
ARS18,224.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$491.75
ARS444,173.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$356.25
ARS321,782.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.06
EC$465.00
|
$35.17
ARS31,770.61
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
The Valley
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
EC$405.38
|
$219.88
ARS198,602.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,168.00
EC$13,966.78
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,719,652.28
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
The Valley
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.50
ARS1,354.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$2.28
ARS2,058.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.00
ARS1,806.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$21.45
ARS19,378.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.27
ARS3,855.78
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
The Valley
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$81.61
ARS73,710.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$65.79
ARS59,425.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$116.21
ARS104,962.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$104.11
ARS94,038.59
|
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