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Bariloche vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Bariloche is 2.4% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.5% more in Bariloche
Groceries: pay 16.2% more in Bariloche
Transportation: pay 0.4% less in Bariloche
Housing: pay 20.1% more in Bariloche
Childcare: pay 0.2% more in Bariloche
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% less in Bariloche
Clothing: pay 19.7% less in Bariloche

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

Bariloche vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.5% more for restaurants

	Argentina	Bariloche
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS15,752.39	$11.00 ARS15,283.40	-3.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS12,565.39	$9.10 ARS12,643.54	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,439.47	$1.77 ARS2,454.61	+0.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS1,979.72	$1.65 ARS2,292.51	+15.8%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 16.2% more for groceries

	Argentina	Bariloche
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,716.89	$2.50 ARS3,473.50	+27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,303.42	$7.83 ARS10,883.63	+49.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS6,954.27	$5.35 ARS7,428.98	+6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,277.56	$2.71 ARS3,769.91	+15.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,185.22	$3.79 ARS5,262.35	+25.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,430.91	$1.04 ARS1,449.51	+1.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,259.77	$1.18 ARS1,638.58	+30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS882.72	$1.04 ARS1,449.51	+64.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,689.80	$1.28 ARS1,775.13	+5.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS736.40	$0.44 ARS609.21	-17.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS717.93	$0.36 ARS504.18	-29.8%
Average			+16.2%

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pay 0.4% less for transportation

	Argentina	Bariloche
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,724.70	$3.93 ARS5,456.68	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS32,095.14	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS38M	$29,000.00 ARS40M	+5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS15,677.63	$11.10 ARS15,422.34	-1.6%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 20.1% more for housing

	Argentina	Bariloche
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS33,835.67	$22.00 ARS30,566.80	-9.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS541K	$533.33 ARS741K	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS414K	$533.33 ARS741K	+79.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS81,082.25	$43.33 ARS60,207.34	-25.7%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 0.2% more for childcare

	Argentina	Bariloche
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS374K	$220.00 ARS306K	-18.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS5M	$4,000.00 ARS6M	+18.5%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Bariloche
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,547.34	$1.50 ARS2,084.10	-41.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,391.43	$3.05 ARS4,237.67	-3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,569.39	$2.58 ARS3,584.65	-21.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS44,877.52	$50.00 ARS69,470.01	+54.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,358.48	$6.40 ARS8,899.11	-4.9%
Average			-3.3%

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

	Argentina	Bariloche
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS124K	$66.00 ARS91,700.41	-26.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS111K	$55.00 ARS76,417.01	-30.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS160K	$96.67 ARS134K	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS154K	$105.00 ARS146K	-5.5%
Average			-19.7%

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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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