Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 5.1% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 30.7% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
$7.30
ARS6,464.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
$5.48
ARS4,852.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
$1.16
ARS1,026.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
$0.90
ARS800.29
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
$1.28
ARS1,136.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
$3.38
ARS2,991.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
$1.56
ARS1,385.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
$2.03
ARS1,798.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
$0.77
ARS684.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
$0.69
ARS614.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
$0.55
ARS487.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
$0.65
ARS574.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
$0.36
ARS316.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
$0.36
ARS316.20
|
|
pay 9.0% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
$18.58
ARS16,452.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,616,165.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
$8.41
ARS7,447.84
|
|
pay 4.5% less for housing
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
$18.92
ARS16,751.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
$254.53
ARS225,404.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
$191.20
ARS169,326.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
$36.37
ARS32,212.56
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
$144.96
ARS128,373.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,532,283.57
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
$1.79
ARS1,588.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
$1.85
ARS1,634.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
$1.92
ARS1,700.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
$19.65
ARS17,401.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
$4.34
ARS3,845.39
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
$59.90
ARS53,050.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
$54.50
ARS48,263.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
$106.78
ARS94,559.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
$91.91
ARS81,395.88
|
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