Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 40.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 53.7% less in Buenos Aires
- Groceries
-
pay 36.4% less in Buenos Aires
- Transportation
-
pay 44.5% less in Buenos Aires
- Housing
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pay 69.8% less in Buenos Aires
- Childcare
-
pay 79.2% less in Buenos Aires
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.9% less in Buenos Aires
- Clothing
-
pay 55.9% more in Buenos Aires
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.56
|
$11.00
ARS11,332.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
$8.49
ARS8,746.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$1.47
ARS1,513.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$1.08
ARS1,117.27
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.19
€3.06
|
$2.16
ARS2,220.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€8.04
|
$5.19
ARS5,349.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
€5.56
|
$5.04
ARS5,192.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.18
€4.01
|
$2.31
ARS2,376.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$2.80
ARS2,887.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.16
|
$0.92
ARS952.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.87
|
$0.87
ARS901.11
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.08
|
$0.61
ARS624.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$1.00
ARS1,029.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$0.43
ARS439.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.96
|
$0.51
ARS520.62
|
|
pay 44.5% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$3.50
ARS3,610.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$11.00
ARS11,332.20
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,027.72
€25,918.42
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,952,157.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.72
€30.42
|
$7.35
ARS7,571.97
|
|
pay 69.8% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.67
€49.55
|
$23.79
ARS24,512.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,942.57
€1,862.84
|
$513.68
ARS529,190.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,630.61
€1,563.69
|
$357.39
ARS368,185.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.56
€178.90
|
$49.23
ARS50,720.41
|
|
pay 79.2% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,316.93
€1,262.88
|
$216.50
ARS223,038.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,684.09
€16,958.28
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,612,080.22
|
|
pay 54.9% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.23
€6.94
|
$1.80
ARS1,854.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$2.98
ARS3,074.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$2.40
ARS2,472.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.62
€43.75
|
$27.22
ARS28,040.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.39
|
$5.00
ARS5,151.00
|
|
pay 55.9% more for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.15
€61.52
|
$89.58
ARS92,280.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.76
€31.42
|
$74.73
ARS76,985.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.52
€79.13
|
$114.08
ARS117,522.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.28
€97.12
|
$119.22
ARS122,818.42
|
|
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