Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 49.5% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 39.6% less in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 40.4% less in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 50.1% less in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 70.7% less in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 78.7% less in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.7% less in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 5.1% less in Buenos Aires

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

Buenos Aires vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.6% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$31.52	$11.00 ARS11,728.11	-44.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.76	$8.49 ARS9,051.97	-14.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.41	$1.47 ARS1,566.58	-46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.69	$1.08 ARS1,156.31	-53.2%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 40.4% less for groceries

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.12	$2.16 ARS2,297.72	-16.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.59	$5.19 ARS5,536.74	-3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.51	$5.04 ARS5,374.20	-23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.38	$2.31 ARS2,459.45	-50.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.57	$2.80 ARS2,988.29	-32.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.58	$0.92 ARS985.53	-42.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.14	$0.87 ARS932.59	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.50	$0.61 ARS645.94	-61.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.93	$1.00 ARS1,065.78	-59.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.99	$0.43 ARS455.29	-65.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.77	$0.51 ARS538.80	-54.6%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 50.1% less for transportation

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$8.09	$3.50 ARS3,736.78	-30.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$189.10	$11.00 ARS11,728.11	-90.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$46,670.00	$23,250.00 ARS24,788,968.16	-20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$28.16	$7.35 ARS7,836.51	-58.4%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 70.7% less for housing

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$104.24	$23.79 ARS25,369.38	-63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,842.83	$513.68 ARS547,678.80	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,252.58	$357.39 ARS381,048.93	-74.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$291.76	$49.23 ARS52,492.41	-73.1%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 78.7% less for childcare

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,944.63	$216.50 ARS230,830.61	-88.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$23,120.31	$4,476.88 ARS4,773,211.31	-69.1%
Average			-78.7%

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pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.56	$1.80 ARS1,918.90	-75.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.87	$2.98 ARS3,181.66	-18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$42.02	$2.40 ARS2,558.86	-90.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$104.72	$27.22 ARS29,020.58	-58.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.85	$5.00 ARS5,330.96	-65.1%
Average			-61.7%

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pay 5.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$138.32	$89.58 ARS95,504.16	+3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$115.07	$74.73 ARS79,675.61	+3.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$190.52	$114.08 ARS121,627.92	-4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$245.77	$119.22 ARS127,109.30	-22.7%
Average			-5.1%

Canberra vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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