Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 4.6% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Argentina instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$7.30
ARS6,464.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$5.48
ARS4,852.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$1.16
ARS1,026.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.90
ARS800.29
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
South Africa
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$1.28
ARS1,136.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$3.38
ARS2,991.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$1.56
ARS1,385.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$2.03
ARS1,798.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$0.77
ARS684.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.69
ARS614.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$0.55
ARS487.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.65
ARS574.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.36
ARS316.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.36
ARS316.20
|
|
pay 16.7% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$18.58
ARS16,452.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,616,165.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$8.41
ARS7,447.84
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
South Africa
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$18.92
ARS16,751.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$254.53
ARS225,404.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$191.20
ARS169,326.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$36.37
ARS32,212.56
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
South Africa
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$144.96
ARS128,373.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,532,283.57
|
|
pay 19.1% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$1.79
ARS1,588.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$1.85
ARS1,634.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$1.92
ARS1,700.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$19.65
ARS17,401.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$4.34
ARS3,845.39
|
|
pay 41.1% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$59.90
ARS53,050.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$54.50
ARS48,263.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$106.78
ARS94,559.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$91.91
ARS81,395.88
|
|
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