Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 41.9% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Finland, you would:
pay 50.0% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Finland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
|
pay 49.8% less for transportation
Finland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
|
pay 53.2% less for housing
Finland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
|
pay 50.3% less for childcare
Finland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
|
pay 68.0% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
|
pay 14.6% more for clothing
Finland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
|
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