Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 69.6% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 35.5% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
$7.61
€7.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
$7.82
€7.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
$1.59
€1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
$1.43
€1.33
|
|
pay 54.2% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
$5.86
€5.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
$3.88
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
$3.34
€3.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
$3.17
€2.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 44.1% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
$6.56
€6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
$26.03
€24.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
$25,571.83
€23,724.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
$12.02
€11.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
$19.97
€18.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
$574.42
€532.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
$479.28
€444.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
$175.37
€162.70
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
$376.22
€349.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
$7,374.05
€6,841.27
|
|
pay 79.3% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
$2.33
€2.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
$5.14
€4.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
$40.30
€37.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
$8.28
€7.68
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
$65.69
€60.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
$36.31
€33.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
$80.32
€74.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
$85.31
€79.14
|
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