Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.1 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Italy instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 90.3% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
ARS6,130.90
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
ARS4,333.13
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
ARS1,037.29
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ARS717.37
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 87.0% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
ARS1,021.39
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ARS2,909.29
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
ARS2,660.91
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
ARS1,304.74
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
ARS1,642.10
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS620.13
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS536.00
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
ARS420.81
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS541.26
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS277.02
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
ARS327.73
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 88.2% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
ARS3,005.14
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
ARS16,981.91
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
ARS21,250,192.74
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
ARS7,807.65
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
ARS19,376.04
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
ARS208,977.59
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
ARS159,383.87
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
ARS33,782.94
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
ARS102,600.43
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
ARS4,193,502.41
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,586.90
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
ARS1,440.33
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
ARS1,684.98
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
ARS19,900.22
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
ARS3,605.35
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Argentina
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
ARS52,031.24
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
ARS44,172.76
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
ARS98,834.66
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
ARS78,140.62
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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