Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 35.5% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Spain, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
|
pay 31.4% less for groceries
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
|
pay 54.1% less for childcare
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
|
pay 41.5% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
Spain
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
|
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