Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 19.1% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 11.9% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Argentina
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$7.30
ARS6,464.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$5.48
ARS4,852.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$1.16
ARS1,026.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.90
ARS800.29
|
|
pay 50.9% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.28
ARS1,136.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$3.38
ARS2,991.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$1.56
ARS1,385.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.03
ARS1,798.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$0.77
ARS684.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$0.69
ARS614.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$0.55
ARS487.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$0.65
ARS574.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.36
ARS316.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.36
ARS316.20
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$3.48
ARS3,083.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$18.58
ARS16,452.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$24,409.10
ARS21,616,165.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$8.41
ARS7,447.84
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
Yemen
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$18.92
ARS16,751.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$254.53
ARS225,404.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$191.20
ARS169,326.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$36.37
ARS32,212.56
|
|
pay 52.8% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$144.96
ARS128,373.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$3,988.68
ARS3,532,283.57
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$1.79
ARS1,588.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$1.85
ARS1,634.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$1.92
ARS1,700.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$19.65
ARS17,401.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$4.34
ARS3,845.39
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$59.90
ARS53,050.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$54.50
ARS48,263.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$106.78
ARS94,559.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$91.91
ARS81,395.88
|
|
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