Cost of living in Buenos Aires

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Food
Daily menu in the business district ARS $51
Combo meal in fast food restaurant (Big Mac Meal or similar) ARS $41
1/2 Kg (1 lb.) of chicken breast ARS $21
1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk ARS $5.93
12 eggs, large ARS $11.85
1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes ARS $10.38
500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese ARS $29
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples ARS $10.53
2 kg (4,5 lb.) of potatoes ARS $10.28
0.5 l (16 oz) beer in the supermarket ARS $7.01
1 bottle of red table wine, good quality ARS $38
2 liters of Coca-Cola ARS $12.13
bread for 2 people for 1 day ARS $6.91
Housing
monthly rent for a 85 m2 (900 Sqft) furnished apartment in expensive area of the city ARS $4,758
utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat ARS $488
Internet 8MB (1 month) ARS $173
40” flat screen TV ARS $5,618
Microwave, known brand, 800/900 Watt ARS $974
Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) ARS $39
Hourly rate for cleaning help ARS $25
Clothes
1 pair of Levis 501 ARS $532
1 summer dress in a chain store (Zara, H&M, ...) ARS $353
1 pair of Adidas trainers ARS $552
1 pair of average business shoes ARS $498
Transportation
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI 140 CV 6 vel. (or equivalent), with no extras, new ARS $129,846
1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas ARS $6.49
monthly ticket public transport ARS $97
Taxi trip on a business day, basic tariff, 8 Km. (5 miles) ARS $40
Personal Care
medicine against cold for 6 days (Frenadol, Coldrex, ...) ARS $35
1 box of 32 tampons (Tampax, OB, ...) ARS $30
Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) ARS $13.82
Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) ARS $24
4 rolls of toilet paper ARS $16.92
Tube of toothpaste ARS $12.59
Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city ARS $55
Entertainment
basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub ARS $155
2 tickets to the movies ARS $74
2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) ARS $435
dinner out for two in Italian restaurant with wine and dessert ARS $309
1 cocktail drink in downtown club ARS $39
Capuccino in expat area of the city ARS $17.71
1 beer in neighbourhood pub ARS $24
iPod nano 16GB ARS $1,147
1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) ARS $2.01
1 month of gym in business district ARS $261
1 package of Marlboro cigarretes ARS $9.45

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