Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 43.7% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 42.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Buenos Aires
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$7.00
$6,067.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$1.03
$891.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$0.90
$777.70
|
|
pay 33.5% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Buenos Aires
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.34
$1,163.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$3.51
$3,045.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$3.15
$2,733.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$1.46
$1,263.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$1.76
$1,528.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.66
$571.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.57
$491.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.31
$268.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$0.67
$582.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.30
$258.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.33
$289.83
|
|
pay 53.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$3.52
$3,048.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
$6.80
$5,893.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$25,000.00
$21,668,750.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$23.47
$20,344.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$313.32
$271,570.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$225.62
$195,552.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$36.96
$32,034.04
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$187.40
$162,428.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$5,653.81
$4,900,438.52
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$1.72
$1,488.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$2.00
$1,733.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$22.07
$19,129.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$5.00
$4,333.75
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$67.11
$58,164.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$57.53
$49,867.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$107.00
$92,745.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$98.70
$85,549.73
|
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