Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 2.2 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Argentina instead of India, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
India
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.24
₹186.79
|
$6.95
ARS6,130.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
₹327.41
|
$4.91
ARS4,333.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₹34.39
|
$1.18
ARS1,037.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.49
|
$0.81
ARS717.37
|
|
pay 71.7% more for groceries
India
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
₹37.62
|
$1.16
ARS1,021.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
₹209.32
|
$3.30
ARS2,909.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.48
₹206.87
|
$3.02
ARS2,660.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.92
₹76.64
|
$1.48
ARS1,304.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.51
|
$1.86
ARS1,642.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₹69.38
|
$0.70
ARS620.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
₹23.57
|
$0.61
ARS536.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.98
|
$0.48
ARS420.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.23
|
$0.61
ARS541.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.61
|
$0.31
ARS277.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.78
|
$0.37
ARS327.73
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
India
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
₹399.48
|
$3.41
ARS3,005.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.38
₹699.72
|
$19.26
ARS16,981.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,136.82
₹1,097,537.17
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,250,192.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.70
₹225.33
|
$8.86
ARS7,807.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
India
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.43
₹704.65
|
$21.98
ARS19,376.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$126.14
₹10,538.63
|
$237.02
ARS208,977.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.52
₹7,144.86
|
$180.77
ARS159,383.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.13
₹2,182.90
|
$38.32
ARS33,782.94
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
India
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$47.60
₹3,977.01
|
$116.37
ARS102,600.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,206.46
₹100,795.39
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,193,502.41
|
|
pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
₹157.36
|
$1.80
ARS1,586.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
₹117.08
|
$1.63
ARS1,440.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
₹321.29
|
$1.91
ARS1,684.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
₹1,424.65
|
$22.57
ARS19,900.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.94
₹245.39
|
$4.09
ARS3,605.35
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
India
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.43
₹2,124.37
|
$59.01
ARS52,031.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.83
₹2,241.36
|
$50.10
ARS44,172.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.28
₹3,448.69
|
$112.10
ARS98,834.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.75
₹2,569.01
|
$88.63
ARS78,140.62
|
|
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