Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 41.7% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Italy, you would:
pay 44.7% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.44
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.33
|
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
|
pay 43.1% less for groceries
Italy
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.91
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.32
|
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.18
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.16
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.65
|
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.89
|
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.19
|
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Italy
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.80
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.47
|
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€25,035.88
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€18.14
|
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
Italy
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.71
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€612.90
|
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€468.41
|
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€147.50
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
|
pay 65.3% less for childcare
Italy
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€481.77
|
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,920.40
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.72
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.63
|
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.83
|
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
|
pay 11.2% more for clothing
Italy
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€71.20
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.59
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.98
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€107.16
|
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
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