Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.4 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Germany instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS7,153.46
|
$13.72
€12.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS5,370.00
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,135.51
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS885.55
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 94.4% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,257.54
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,310.19
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,412.34
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,533.24
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,989.95
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS757.78
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS679.80
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS539.69
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS636.15
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS350.04
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS349.89
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Argentina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,412.21
|
$7.16
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS18,205.75
|
$54.61
€50.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS23,919,116.90
|
$29,249.82
€26,902.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS8,241.32
|
$23.30
€21.43
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS18,535.75
|
$49.15
€45.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS249,418.27
|
$800.45
€736.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS187,366.51
|
$616.33
€566.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS35,644.43
|
$232.30
€213.66
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS142,050.22
|
$434.24
€399.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,908,607.30
|
$12,512.98
€11,508.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,757.65
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,808.63
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,881.78
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS19,255.26
|
$35.42
€32.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS4,255.07
|
$12.56
€11.55
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
Argentina
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS58,702.22
|
$83.65
€76.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS53,405.86
|
$41.29
€37.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS104,634.24
|
$89.84
€82.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS90,067.66
|
$120.25
€110.60
|
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