Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 55.2% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 60.0% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,723
|
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,295
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK377
|
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK273
|
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
|
pay 54.0% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK440
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK937
|
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK875
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK841
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,061
|
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK157
|
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK141
|
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK161
|
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK239
|
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK158
|
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK95
|
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
|
pay 58.4% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,175
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,530
|
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,541,788
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,241
|
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
Iceland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,392
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK211,953
|
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK184,957
|
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,348
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
|
pay 38.3% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,578
|
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK836,378
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
|
pay 72.0% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,308
|
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK644
|
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,565
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,373
|
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,945
|
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
|
pay 31.6% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK15,103
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,335
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,504
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,616
|
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
|
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