Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 2.4 times more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in San Juan instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 76.4% more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS8,406.68
|
$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,934.13
|
$9.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,319.96
|
$1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS962.28
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS2,000.68
|
$3.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,588.74
|
$4.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS4,032.69
|
$7.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS2,058.80
|
$5.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS2,040.30
|
$3.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS816.99
|
$2.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS797.38
|
$1.10
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS564.28
|
$1.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS744.53
|
$2.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS385.38
|
$1.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS395.85
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,413.95
|
$3.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS8,901.19
|
$40.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS19,780,429.20
|
$32,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS7,575.90
|
$22.00
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS19,954.57
|
$69.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS486,351.30
|
$1,883.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS352,338.90
|
$877.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS34,787.51
|
$242.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS217,461.09
|
$471.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS5,167,824.40
|
$10,400.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,483.53
|
$3.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,254.01
|
$3.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,978.04
|
$10.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS21,218.39
|
$53.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS4,221.92
|
$9.50
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS80,710.09
|
$47.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS65,068.51
|
$45.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS114,929.72
|
$95.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS102,968.37
|
$107.71
|
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