Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 29.4% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 28.2% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Portugal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 53.7% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 24.6% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
|
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