Germany vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Germany is 2.3 times more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants
pay 91.8% more in Germany
Groceries
pay 56.6% more in Germany
Transportation
pay 2.3 times more in Germany
Housing
pay 3.4 times more in Germany
Childcare
pay 3.5 times more in Germany
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.5 times more in Germany
Clothing
pay 7.3% less in Germany

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

Germany vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

pay 91.8% more for restaurants

 
Argentina
Germany
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.59
ARS9,072.87
$14.04
€13.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.73
ARS7,105.84
$10.20
€9.72
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.32
ARS1,395.32
$2.80
€2.67

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pay 56.6% more for groceries

 
Argentina
Germany
Bread
1 loaf
$1.43
ARS1,507.67
$2.03
€1.93
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.84
ARS4,050.03
$6.71
€6.39
Milk (1 gallon) $4.28
ARS4,517.79
$4.38
€4.17

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

 
Argentina
Germany
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.66
ARS3,865.68
$7.07
€6.74
Monthly public transit pass $13.28
ARS14,019.44
$52.96
€50.48
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,930.00
ARS30,547,344.52
$28,807.86
€27,458.30

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

 
Argentina
Germany
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$19.37
ARS20,449.79
$48.22
€45.96
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $303.40
ARS320,365.44
$790.39
€753.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $221.72
ARS234,110.63
$625.27
€595.98

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

 
Argentina
Germany
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $173.69
ARS183,397.58
$458.39
€436.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,841.72
ARS3,000,586.85
$12,308.95
€11,732.31

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Argentina
Germany
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.81
ARS1,910.40
$4.42
€4.21
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.09
ARS2,203.00
$3.49
€3.32
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.36
ARS2,489.30
$8.74
€8.33

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pay 7.3% less for clothing

 
Argentina
Germany
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$79.59
ARS84,043.61
$82.34
€78.48
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.14
ARS73,009.01
$40.78
€38.87
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$107.64
ARS113,656.04
$91.59
€87.30

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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: February 2025
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