Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

New Zealand

New Zealand vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 44.6% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% less in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 35.6% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 52.4% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 82.0% more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.3% more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in New Zealand

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

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New Zealand vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 14.5% less for restaurants

	Argentina	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	$13.26 NZ$23.46	-10.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	$8.99 NZ$15.90	-28.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	$2.04 NZ$3.61	+2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	$1.83 NZ$3.24	+10.3%
Average			-14.5%

Argentina vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.6% more for groceries

	Argentina	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	$1.73 NZ$3.05	-19.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	$3.78 NZ$6.69	-27.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	$6.47 NZ$11.45	+31.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	$5.79 NZ$10.24	+125.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	$3.83 NZ$6.77	+13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	$1.22 NZ$2.15	+13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	$0.94 NZ$1.67
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 ARS934.98	$1.32 NZ$2.33	+114.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	$2.20 NZ$3.89	+99.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS700.13	$0.89 NZ$1.57	+93.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS645.87	$0.67 NZ$1.18	+56.5%
Average			+35.6%

Argentina vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.4% more for transportation

	Argentina	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	$6.34 NZ$11.21	+39.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	$83.43 NZ$147.53	+207.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,569.33 ARS40M	$24,108.51 NZ$42,632.21	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	$17.20 NZ$30.41	+70.5%
Average			+52.4%

Argentina vs. New Zealand - Cost of transportation

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pay 82.0% more for housing

	Argentina	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	$49.30 NZ$87.18	+90.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$568.71 ARS863K	$976.74 NZ$1,727.21	+71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.42 ARS556K	$843.74 NZ$1,492.02	+130.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.62 ARS130K	$95.64 NZ$169.12	+11.7%
Average			+82.0%

Argentina vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Argentina	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.55 ARS436K	$716.92 NZ$1,267.75	+149.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,737.30 ARS9M	$16,937.81 NZ$29,951.92	+195.2%
Average			+171.3%

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pay 42.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	$5.70 NZ$10.07	+45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	$3.26 NZ$5.77	-5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	$22.75 NZ$40.22	+548.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	$39.17 NZ$69.26	+11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	$10.27 NZ$18.16	+35.0%
Average			+42.3%

Argentina vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Argentina	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.07 ARS156K	$63.30 NZ$111.94	-38.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.35 ARS113K	$33.63 NZ$59.46	-54.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.50 ARS180K	$91.48 NZ$161.76	-22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.48 ARS174K	$114.46 NZ$202.41
Average			-32.0%

Argentina vs. New Zealand - Cost of clothing

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