Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 25.5% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Manila, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Manila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
₱300.95
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₱250.79
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
₱51.36
|
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₱28.91
|
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
|
pay 14.6% less for groceries
|
Manila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.35
₱79.54
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
₱312.03
|
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.79
₱399.66
|
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱122.29
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
₱142.33
|
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.53
|
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
₱47.30
|
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
₱89.55
|
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
₱57.47
|
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
₱70.66
|
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱87.37
|
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
|
pay 40.4% more for transportation
|
Manila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
₱243.65
|
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.93
₱584.13
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,575.45
₱1,504,731.36
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.67
₱156.99
|
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
|
pay 2.3% less for housing
|
Manila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.80
₱1,694.74
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$468.88
₱27,586.69
|
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$234.44
₱13,793.37
|
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.33
₱6,255.92
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
|
pay 61.7% less for childcare
|
Manila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.52
₱28,389.26
|
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,127.39
₱831,184.94
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Manila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
₱80.25
|
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
₱158.68
|
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.07
₱180.57
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.61
₱2,389.33
|
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.67
₱451.42
|
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Manila
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.31
₱1,959.93
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.60
₱1,564.82
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.03
₱4,355.28
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.89
₱3,582.55
|
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
|
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