Alaska vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Alaska is 2.4 times more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants
pay 80.5% more in Alaska
Groceries
pay 2.3 times more in Alaska
Transportation
pay 41.9% more in Alaska
Housing
pay 4.2 times more in Alaska
Childcare
pay 3.7 times more in Alaska
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Alaska
Clothing
pay 21.5% less in Alaska

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Alaska are more expensive than in Argentina. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Alaska.

Alaska vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

pay 80.5% more for restaurants

 
Argentina
Alaska
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.34
ARS15,743.21
$29.06
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.04
ARS12,558.06
$13.66
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
ARS2,438.04
$2.79
 

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Argentina
Alaska
Bread
1 loaf
$1.96
ARS2,715.31
$4.78
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.26
ARS7,299.16
$8.03
 
Milk (1 gallon) $5.01
ARS6,950.22
$4.69
 

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pay 41.9% more for transportation

 
Argentina
Alaska
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.12
ARS5,721.36
$4.24
 
Monthly public transit pass $23.10
ARS32,076.43
$47.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,600.00
ARS38M
$27,029.83
 

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

 
Argentina
Alaska
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.35
ARS33,815.93
$124.91
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $389.68
ARS541K
$1,500.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $297.74
ARS413K
$1,309.00
 

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

 
Argentina
Alaska
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $268.88
ARS373K
$1,147.73
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,376.06
ARS5M
$10,350.00
 

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Argentina
Alaska
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.55
ARS3,545.27
$6.84
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
ARS4,388.87
$5.54
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.29
ARS4,566.73
$13.05
 

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pay 21.5% less for clothing

 
Argentina
Alaska
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.61
ARS124K
$54.08
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$79.61
ARS111K
$48.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.13
ARS160K
$90.63
 

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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: April 2026
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