Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 60.7% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 31.0% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
ARS6,096.54
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
ARS4,308.85
|
$7.27
€6.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
ARS1,031.48
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ARS713.35
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
pay 45.6% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
ARS1,015.66
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ARS2,892.99
|
$5.43
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
ARS2,646.00
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
ARS1,297.43
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
ARS1,632.90
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS616.65
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS532.99
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
ARS418.45
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS538.23
|
$1.52
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS275.47
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
ARS325.89
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
ARS2,988.30
|
$6.62
€6.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
ARS16,886.76
|
$23.13
€21.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
ARS21,131,121.36
|
$20,325.40
€18,986.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
ARS7,763.90
|
$11.42
€10.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
ARS19,267.47
|
$20.68
€19.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
ARS207,806.63
|
$525.97
€491.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
ARS158,490.80
|
$430.57
€402.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
ARS33,593.64
|
$154.00
€143.85
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
ARS102,025.53
|
$367.52
€343.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
ARS4,170,004.92
|
$7,594.62
€7,094.18
|
|
pay 59.4% more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,578.01
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
ARS1,432.26
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
ARS1,675.54
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
ARS19,788.72
|
$36.25
€33.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
ARS3,585.14
|
$7.09
€6.62
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
ARS51,739.69
|
$56.64
€52.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
ARS43,925.25
|
$32.72
€30.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
ARS98,280.86
|
$68.42
€63.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
ARS77,702.77
|
$87.74
€81.96
|
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