Cost of living comparison
Athens is 60.2% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Athens instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 12.6% more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,198.00
|
$16.08
€15.31
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,642.82
|
$9.65
€9.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,495.77
|
$2.06
€1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,104.04
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,193.86
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,286.48
|
$6.59
€6.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,131.28
|
$6.29
€5.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,348.29
|
$4.50
€4.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,853.21
|
$4.89
€4.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS940.98
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS890.43
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS616.75
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,017.60
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS434.71
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS514.45
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 99.1% more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,567.88
|
$7.64
€7.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,198.00
|
$30.01
€28.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,668,500.00
|
$30,384.48
€28,932.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,482.30
|
$12.86
€12.25
|
|
pay 82.0% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS24,222.67
|
$32.55
€30.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS522,923.57
|
$634.68
€604.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS363,825.41
|
$557.32
€530.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS50,119.74
|
$153.41
€146.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS220,397.00
|
$463.20
€441.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,557,460.85
|
$10,722.29
€10,209.77
|
|
pay 99.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,832.16
|
$5.36
€5.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,037.85
|
$3.71
€3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,443.20
|
$4.88
€4.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,708.84
|
$49.36
€47.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,090.00
|
$9.65
€9.18
|
|
pay 18.4% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS91,187.35
|
$86.11
€82.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS76,074.25
|
$38.32
€36.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS116,130.31
|
$93.75
€89.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS121,363.92
|
$115.38
€109.87
|
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