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Buenos Aires

Argentina
6.19partial score: 13 of 15
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Comparing with

Montevideo

Uruguay
7.03of 10
+ 3rd place
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Result
Montevideo wins 3 of 5

The biggest gap is in currency strength.

FinancialBuenos Aires+1.57.7 × 6.2
SafetyMontevideo+0.66.4 × 7.0
CurrencyMontevideo+5.82.3 × 8.0
QualityMontevideo+0.56.9 × 7.4
IntegrationBuenos Aires+0.88.0 × 7.2

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.
Buenos AiresMontevideo
Financial environmentweight 30%
9.0
Tax burden
9.0
—
Cost of living
3.0
5.0
Ease of doing business
7.0
—
Investment returns
6.0
Stability and safetyweight 25%
6.0
Entry and residence
6.0
6.0
Political and social stability
10.0
8.0
Personal and property safety
3.0
Currency strengthweight 20%
1.0
Currency stability
8.0
1.0
Strength against the dollar
9.0
6.0
Purchasing power
7.0
Quality of lifeweight 15%
6.0
Infrastructure and services
7.0
7.0
Culture and lifestyle
7.0
9.0
Environmental quality
9.0
Cultural integrationweight 10%
8.0
Language and communication
8.0
8.0
Communities and support networks
6.0

Your money in both places

1 person, including rent
Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)
Buenos Aires
your income
US$ 810
Montevideo
US$ 1,515
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
In Buenos Aires, left overUS$ 642a month
In Montevideo, shortUS$ 62a month

How much of your work each thing costs

In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.

Buenos AiresMontevideo
0h20h40h60h80hRent70.1 × 83.5Groceries18.6 × 39.8Health7.9 × 11.5

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Buenos Aires
101 days
Montevideo
94 days
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Buenos Aires: no sourced tax on purchases

Both take about the same share of your income in taxes.

What the State costs you

Buenos AiresMontevideo
Income tax and social security28%17%
Tax on purchases—9%
Paid twice (health insurance)5%7%
Total cost of the State32%32%

Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.

Sources: arca.gob.ar (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · argentina.gob.ar (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · yo-facturo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · prepagaya.com.ar (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · calculatam.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · bps.gub.uy (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · impo.com.uy (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · asesp.com.uy (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Everyday life

What matters day to day
Language
Buenos AiresSpanish
MontevideoSpanish
Currency
Buenos AiresARS
MontevideoUYU
Time zone
Buenos AiresUTC-3
MontevideoUTC-3
Population
Buenos Aires3,121,707 (2022)
Montevideo1,302,721 (2023)

Compare with YOUR real life

Connect Rikezas: your real spending, your real taxes and the year you reach financial independence in each place.

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