Cost of living comparison

Austria

compared to

Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 27.2% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 11.3% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 27.3% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 33.5% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 38.3% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 35.2% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.3% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 47.4% more in Buenos Aires

Expenses including housing, childcare, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.3% less for restaurants

	Vienna	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.92 €15.95	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.81 €3.39	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	-47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.19 €2.84	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	-50.2%
Average			-11.3%

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pay 27.3% less for groceries

	Vienna	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.80 €6.06	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	-22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 €5.27	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	-6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.62 €4.12	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-39.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.29 €5.60	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	-26.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-3.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.91	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	-4.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.41	$0.65 ARS986.80	-59.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 €1.63	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	-50.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.56 ARS848.63	-35.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.71	$0.56 ARS844.64	-30.7%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 33.5% less for transportation

	Vienna	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.63 €6.79	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$57.11 €50.83	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	-51.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,661.80 €26,400.07	$28,500.00 ARS43M	-3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.39 €19.93	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-57.1%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 38.3% less for housing

	Vienna	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.45 €27.99	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,271.42 €1,131.61	$770.79 ARS1M	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$899.29 €800.40	$509.75 ARS774K	-43.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.43 €209.54	$162.43 ARS247K	-31.0%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 35.2% less for childcare

	Vienna	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$354.58 €315.59	$464.87 ARS706K	+31.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,740.53 €24,690.07	$8,896.36 ARS14M	-67.9%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 18.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.93 €5.28	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	-33.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 €4.55	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	-24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.45 €6.63	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-43.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.51 €33.39	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+33.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.28 €12.71	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	-27.3%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 47.4% more for clothing

	Vienna	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.06 €77.49	$120.49 ARS183K	+38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.42 €33.30	$95.69 ARS145K	+155.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.63 €80.66	$115.94 ARS176K	+27.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.59 €118.01	$138.37 ARS210K	+4.4%
Average			+47.4%

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