Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 49.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 58.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.11
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.46
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 42.0% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.22
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.49
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 46.3% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.05
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.35
|
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.12
|
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 69.1% less for housing
Belgium
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€754.76
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€629.26
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 69.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€415.05
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 55.5% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.07
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.50
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.57
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€110.86
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
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