Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 18.7% cheaper than Castries.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Castries, you would:
pay 15.0% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.50
ARS8,406.68
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$6.00
ARS5,934.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.33
ARS1,319.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.97
ARS962.28
|
|
pay 39.0% less for groceries
|
Castries
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.02
ARS2,000.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$4.64
ARS4,588.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$4.08
ARS4,032.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$2.08
ARS2,058.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.06
ARS2,040.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$0.83
ARS816.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.81
ARS797.38
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$0.57
ARS564.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$0.75
ARS744.53
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$0.39
ARS385.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.40
ARS395.85
|
|
pay 35.3% less for transportation
|
Castries
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$3.45
ARS3,413.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$9.00
ARS8,901.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$20,000.00
ARS19,780,429.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.66
ARS7,575.90
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
|
Castries
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$20.18
ARS19,954.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$491.75
ARS486,351.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$356.25
ARS352,338.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$35.17
ARS34,787.51
|
|
pay 20.9% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$219.88
ARS217,461.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,225.19
ARS5,167,824.40
|
|
pay 34.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.50
ARS1,483.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$2.28
ARS2,254.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.00
ARS1,978.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$21.45
ARS21,218.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.27
ARS4,221.92
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$81.61
ARS80,710.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$65.79
ARS65,068.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$116.21
ARS114,929.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$104.11
ARS102,968.37
|
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