Cost of living comparison
Stockholm is 99.3% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Stockholm instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 54.1% more for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$13.86
SEK152.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
$10.16
SEK112.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
$2.56
SEK28.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
$2.13
SEK23.49
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
$2.66
SEK29.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
$5.29
SEK58.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
$5.43
SEK59.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
$3.82
SEK42.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
$5.15
SEK56.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
$1.38
SEK15.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
$1.10
SEK12.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
$1.36
SEK15.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
$1.78
SEK19.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
$0.71
SEK7.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
$0.79
SEK8.71
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
$6.67
SEK73.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
$94.22
SEK1,039.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
$28,544.48
SEK314,919.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
$27.62
SEK304.73
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
$33.49
SEK369.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
$1,542.54
SEK17,018.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
$965.24
SEK10,649.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
$139.65
SEK1,540.68
|
|
pay 2.7% less for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
$144.54
SEK1,594.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
$5,727.37
SEK63,187.80
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
$7.30
SEK80.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
$4.27
SEK47.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
$6.56
SEK72.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
$39.99
SEK441.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
$15.61
SEK172.24
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Stockholm
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
$90.26
SEK995.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
$43.14
SEK475.95
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
$106.21
SEK1,171.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
$174.28
SEK1,922.81
|
|
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