Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 5.0% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
FJD10.82
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
FJD16.11
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
FJD1.80
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
FJD11.30
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
FJD9.37
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
FJD4.96
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
FJD4.71
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.32
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
FJD2.44
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
FJD10.54
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
FJD78.80
|
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
FJD39,170.35
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
FJD9.88
|
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
FJD65.35
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
FJD1,106.99
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
FJD659.46
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
FJD80.79
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
FJD412.82
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
FJD15,429.71
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FJD5.34
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
FJD5.60
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
FJD18.52
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
FJD40.07
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
FJD8.86
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
FJD41.55
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
FJD58.41
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
FJD124.70
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
FJD137.13
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
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