Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 32.8% cheaper than Helsinki.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 42.3% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€17.98
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€3.01
|
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.95
|
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.96
|
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.94
|
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.95
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.63
|
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
|
pay 57.2% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€7.19
|
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€68.44
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€32,882.48
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€17.06
|
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
|
pay 39.3% less for housing
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€21.55
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€1,065.83
|
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€834.75
|
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€95.25
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
|
pay 46.7% less for childcare
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€324.10
|
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€10,075.06
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
|
pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.57
|
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€10.89
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€45.79
|
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€17.47
|
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
|
pay 39.9% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€95.88
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€30.45
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€85.88
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€106.65
|
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
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