Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 5.0 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 43.3% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$7.30
ARS6,436.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$5.48
ARS4,831.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$1.16
ARS1,021.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.90
ARS796.77
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.28
ARS1,131.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$3.38
ARS2,978.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.56
ARS1,379.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$2.03
ARS1,790.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.77
ARS681.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.69
ARS611.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.55
ARS485.58
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.65
ARS572.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.36
ARS314.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.36
ARS314.81
|
|
pay 66.0% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.48
ARS3,070.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$18.58
ARS16,380.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,521,268.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$8.41
ARS7,415.14
|
|
pay 84.5% less for housing
Tonga
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$18.92
ARS16,677.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$254.53
ARS224,414.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$191.20
ARS168,583.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$36.37
ARS32,071.14
|
|
pay 24.3 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$144.96
ARS127,809.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,516,776.49
|
|
pay 43.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$1.79
ARS1,581.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$1.85
ARS1,627.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$1.92
ARS1,693.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$19.65
ARS17,324.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.34
ARS3,828.51
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$59.90
ARS52,817.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$54.50
ARS48,052.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$106.78
ARS94,144.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$91.91
ARS81,038.54
|
|
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