Yanqui Mike: Expat Cost of Living in Buenos Aires

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Expat Cost of Living in Buenos Aires

"International cost of living rankings are the result of comparing the cost of an expatriate’s personal budget, using the local prices for the same defined quantities of the same goods and services in each country throughout the world."

1 Japan, Tokyo

2 China, Hong Kong
3 Nigeria, Lagos
4 Venezuela, Caracas

19 USA, New York NY

28 USA, San Francisco Calif

71 USA, Los Angeles Calif

112 USA, Chicago Ill

250 Eritrea, Asmara

251 Iraq, Baghdad

252 Argentina, Buenos Aires
253 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
254 Uzbekistan, Tashkent
255 Ecuador, Quito

2 comments:

Alan said...: I'm surprised BA is so close to Quito on the list. I spent a few months in Quito 2 years ago and it was much cheaper. Of course Ecuador uses the US dollar and the peso has losing ground to the dollar.

Alan; 14:36
Rob said...: I'm suprised Asmara beats Buenos Aires!; 13:03