Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 50.4% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 49.0% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
|
pay 76.1% less for housing
Ireland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
|
pay 66.7% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
|
pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
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