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Argentina vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 20.1% more expensive than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 79.6% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 43.6% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 4.1% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 65.7% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in Argentina
Clothing: pay 39.4% more in Argentina

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Argentina are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Argentina. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Argentina.

Argentina vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Argentina instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 79.6% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY409.29	$11.34 ARS16,394.76	+17.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY358.13	$9.04 ARS13,077.79	+7.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.39	$1.76 ARS2,538.95	+45.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.42	$1.42 ARS2,060.45	+247.8%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Ankara	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.36	$1.96 ARS2,827.68	+183.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY204.56	$5.26 ARS7,601.25	+9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.04	$5.01 ARS7,237.86	+36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY98.68	$2.36 ARS3,411.22	+1.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.32	$3.01 ARS4,355.89	+18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.65	$1.03 ARS1,489.26	+47.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.70	$0.91 ARS1,311.15	-13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.52	$0.64 ARS918.72	+5.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.05	$1.22 ARS1,758.71	+91.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.55	$0.53 ARS766.43	+79.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.63	$0.52 ARS747.20	+106.7%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 43.6% more for transportation

	Ankara	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY187.55	$4.12 ARS5,958.14	-6.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY383.71	$23.10 ARS33,403.95	+156.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,046,447.66	$27,600.00 ARS39,911,212.12	-42.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY286.50	$11.28 ARS16,316.95	+67.5%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 4.1% less for housing

	Ankara	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY583.66	$24.35 ARS35,215.45	+77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,510.67	$389.68 ARS563,493.22	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,804.41	$297.74 ARS430,550.68	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,643.06	$58.36 ARS84,388.70	-6.1%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 65.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,541.24	$268.88 ARS388,819.06	-55.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY600,066.10	$3,376.06 ARS4,881,983.57	-76.1%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY153.48	$2.55 ARS3,691.99	-29.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.05	$3.16 ARS4,570.51	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.09	$3.29 ARS4,755.72	+51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,377.78	$32.30 ARS46,707.57	-42.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY273.71	$6.74 ARS9,740.11	+4.6%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 39.4% more for clothing

	Ankara	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,437.66	$89.61 ARS129,576.19	+56.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,937.12	$79.61 ARS115,123.10	+74.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,430.56	$115.13 ARS166,477.71	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,080.86	$111.12 ARS160,682.93	+15.8%
Average			+39.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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