Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 59.3% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 81.9% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.65
₴182.97
|
$7.00
$6,067.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.61
₴142.21
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₴19.44
|
$1.03
$891.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₴15.37
|
$0.90
$777.70
|
|
pay 50.0% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₴21.32
|
$1.34
$1,163.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₴126.49
|
$3.51
$3,045.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
₴124.19
|
$3.15
$2,733.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₴57.41
|
$1.46
$1,263.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
₴61.37
|
$1.76
$1,528.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.22
₴8.85
|
$0.66
$571.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
₴18.44
|
$0.57
$491.16
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₴19.69
|
$0.31
$268.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
₴28.45
|
$0.67
$582.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
₴6.63
|
$0.30
$258.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₴9.91
|
$0.33
$289.83
|
|
pay 16.9% more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
₴150.06
|
$3.52
$3,048.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.13
₴280.71
|
$6.80
$5,893.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,124.68
₴753,153.51
|
$25,000.00
$21,668,750.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.35
₴131.85
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$4.40
₴173.44
|
$23.47
$20,344.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$234.03
₴9,216.45
|
$313.32
$271,570.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.62
₴6,128.43
|
$225.62
$195,552.13
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.95
₴2,439.57
|
$36.96
$32,034.04
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.02
₴7,207.51
|
$187.40
$162,428.95
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,871.85
₴152,478.12
|
$5,653.81
$4,900,438.52
|
|
pay 60.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
₴33.45
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.96
₴37.94
|
$1.72
$1,488.47
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.95
₴76.64
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.82
₴741.19
|
$22.07
$19,129.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.98
₴117.18
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
pay 63.7% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.33
₴1,588.13
|
$67.11
$58,164.05
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.46
₴1,199.68
|
$57.53
$49,867.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.81
₴2,552.48
|
$107.00
$92,745.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.44
₴2,892.29
|
$98.70
$85,549.73
|
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