Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 1.2% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 25.3% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$199.85
|
$11.00
ARS11,198.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$149.89
|
$8.49
ARS8,642.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.73
|
$1.47
ARS1,495.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.56
|
$1.08
ARS1,104.04
|
|
pay 10.5% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.36
|
$2.16
ARS2,193.86
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$97.96
|
$5.19
ARS5,286.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$110.86
|
$5.04
ARS5,131.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.94
|
$2.31
ARS2,348.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.88
|
$2.80
ARS2,853.21
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.59
|
$0.92
ARS940.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.47
|
$0.87
ARS890.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.08
|
$0.61
ARS616.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.66
|
$1.00
ARS1,017.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.13
|
$0.43
ARS434.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.66
|
$0.51
ARS514.45
|
|
pay 18.4% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.35
|
$3.50
ARS3,567.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$359.74
|
$11.00
ARS11,198.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$374,727.76
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,668,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.95
|
$7.35
ARS7,482.30
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$490.76
|
$23.79
ARS24,222.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,986.93
|
$513.68
ARS522,923.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,955.68
|
$357.39
ARS363,825.41
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$610.18
|
$49.23
ARS50,119.74
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,676.24
|
$216.50
ARS220,397.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$169,638.66
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,557,460.85
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$54.96
|
$1.80
ARS1,832.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.51
|
$2.98
ARS3,037.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.94
|
$2.40
ARS2,443.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,080.75
|
$27.22
ARS27,708.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$99.93
|
$5.00
ARS5,090.00
|
|
pay 48.6% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,134.46
|
$89.58
ARS91,187.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$826.54
|
$74.73
ARS76,074.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,851.85
|
$114.08
ARS116,130.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,850.58
|
$119.22
ARS121,363.92
|
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