Cost of living comparison

Buenos Aires, Argentina

compared to

The Valley, Anguilla

The Valley vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

The Valley is 90.1% more expensive than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in The Valley
Groceries: pay 72.0% more in The Valley
Transportation: pay 89.5% more in The Valley
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in The Valley
Childcare: pay 39.6% less in The Valley
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.1% more in The Valley

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in The Valley are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in The Valley.

The Valley vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in The Valley instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	The Valley
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 ARS11,815.00	$20.00 EC$54.05	+81.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 ARS9,119.04	$10.00 EC$27.03	+17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ARS1,578.19	$3.50 EC$9.46	+138.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 ARS1,164.87	$4.00 EC$10.81	+268.8%
Average			+126.7%

Buenos Aires vs. The Valley - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.0% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	The Valley
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 ARS2,314.74	$3.50 EC$9.47	+62.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.19 ARS5,577.76	$11.02 EC$29.79	+112.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.04 ARS5,414.01	$6.60 EC$17.84	+31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 ARS2,477.68	$2.22 EC$6.00	-3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 ARS3,010.43	$7.38 EC$19.93	+163.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 ARS992.83	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 ARS939.50	$0.93 EC$2.50	+5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ARS650.73	$1.11 EC$3.00	+83.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 ARS1,073.67	$2.22 EC$6.00	+122.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS458.66	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ARS542.80	??
Average			+72.0%

Buenos Aires vs. The Valley - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.5% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	The Valley
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 ARS3,764.47	$6.50 EC$17.57	+85.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.00 ARS11,815.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,250.00 ARS24,972,623.68	$45,000.00 EC$121,614.75	+93.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.35 ARS7,894.57	??
Average			+89.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Buenos Aires	The Valley
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.79 ARS25,557.33	$55.00 EC$148.64	+131.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.68 ARS551,736.42	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.39 ARS383,872.03	$800.00 EC$2,162.04	+123.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.23 ARS52,881.32	$229.41 EC$620.00	+366.0%
Average			+207.0%

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pay 39.6% less for childcare

	Buenos Aires	The Valley
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.50 ARS232,540.78	$100.00 EC$270.25	-53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,476.88 ARS4,808,574.89	$3,336.00 EC$9,015.71	-25.5%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 85.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	The Valley
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 ARS1,933.11	$4.00 EC$10.81	+122.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 ARS3,205.23	$5.00 EC$13.51	+67.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.40 ARS2,577.82	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.22 ARS29,235.58	$45.00 EC$121.61	+65.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 ARS5,370.46	??
Average			+85.1%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Buenos Aires	The Valley
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.58 ARS96,211.73	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.73 ARS80,265.91	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.08 ARS122,529.04	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.22 ARS128,051.02	??

Buenos Aires vs. The Valley - Cost of clothing

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