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Buenos Aires vs. Thessaloniki Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 1.2% more expensive than Thessaloniki.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 13.3% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 9.1% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 10.1% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 2.0% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 27.4% more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Thessaloniki Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.8% more for restaurants

	Thessaloniki	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.94 €2.62	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-31.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 €0.65	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+118.7%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 13.3% less for groceries

	Thessaloniki	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 €1.55	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+42.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.09 €6.31	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-26.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.57 €5.85	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-16.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.55 €4.94	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-49.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.12 €4.56	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	-10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	+10.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	-1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 €0.86	$0.65 ARS986.80	-32.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 €1.14	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-28.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.51	$0.56 ARS848.63	-2.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.49	$0.56 ARS844.64	+1.8%
Average			-13.3%

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pay 9.1% less for transportation

	Thessaloniki	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.75 €7.79	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-39.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.92 €15.95	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	+53.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,970.99 €24,895.19	$28,500.00 ARS43M	+1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.16 €11.71	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-27.0%
Average			-9.1%

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pay 10.1% more for housing

	Thessaloniki	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.47 €27.12	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	+2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.05 €558.10	$770.79 ARS1M	+22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.02 €437.92	$509.75 ARS774K	+3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$164.11 €146.06	$162.43 ARS247K	-1.0%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 2.0% less for childcare

	Thessaloniki	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$476.59 €424.18	$464.87 ARS706K	-2.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,030.67 €8,037.62	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-1.5%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Thessaloniki	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €4.98	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-29.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.21 €3.75	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	-8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-24.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.63 €45.95	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	-3.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.36 €9.22	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+0.2%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 27.4% more for clothing

	Thessaloniki	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.78 €86.14	$120.49 ARS183K	+24.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.46 €40.46	$95.69 ARS145K	+110.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.17 €107.85	$115.94 ARS176K	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.78 €117.29	$138.37 ARS210K	+5.0%
Average			+27.4%

Thessaloniki vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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