Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 23.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$8.50
ARS7,527.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$6.00
ARS5,313.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$1.33
ARS1,181.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.97
ARS861.63
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$2.02
ARS1,791.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$4.64
ARS4,108.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$4.08
ARS3,610.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.08
ARS1,843.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$2.06
ARS1,826.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$0.83
ARS731.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.81
ARS713.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$0.57
ARS505.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.75
ARS666.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.39
ARS345.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.40
ARS354.45
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$3.45
ARS3,056.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$9.00
ARS7,970.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
$20,000.00
ARS17,711,563.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$7.66
ARS6,783.53
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$20.18
ARS17,867.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$491.75
ARS435,483.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$356.25
ARS315,487.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$35.17
ARS31,149.03
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$219.88
ARS194,716.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$5,225.19
ARS4,627,313.57
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$1.50
ARS1,328.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$2.28
ARS2,018.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$2.00
ARS1,771.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$21.45
ARS18,999.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$4.27
ARS3,780.34
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
Tokyo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$81.61
ARS72,268.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$65.79
ARS58,262.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$116.21
ARS102,909.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$104.11
ARS92,198.75
|
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