Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 64.4% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 58.0% less for restaurants
|
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.90
€20.04
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.33
€11.82
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.67
€4.48
|
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.08
€6.79
|
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
|
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$6.56
€6.29
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.04
€7.71
|
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
€6.81
|
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.41
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
€4.56
|
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
€1.98
|
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.17
|
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
€1.72
|
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.91
|
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.40
|
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
|
pay 56.5% less for transportation
|
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.55
€8.19
|
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.58
€22.61
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$46,276.05
€44,368.23
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€19.52
|
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
|
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.09
€58.57
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$8,084.96
€7,751.65
|
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$6,430.58
€6,165.47
|
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$235.04
€225.35
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
|
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,089.94
€2,003.78
|
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$42,736.55
€40,974.65
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
|
pay 74.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.62
€6.35
|
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$515.79
€494.52
|
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
|
pay 44.6% less for clothing
|
Monaco
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$174.43
€167.24
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.29
€72.19
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$219.18
€210.14
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$625.91
€600.11
|
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
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