Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

South Dakota, USA

South Dakota vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

South Dakota is 71.0% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.2% more in South Dakota
Groceries: pay 83.0% more in South Dakota
Transportation: pay 16.4% more in South Dakota
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in South Dakota
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in South Dakota
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.0% more in South Dakota
Clothing: pay 26.0% less in South Dakota

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

South Dakota vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Dakota instead of Argentina, you would:

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pay 28.2% more for restaurants

	Argentina	South Dakota
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,762.57	$12.33	+8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,371.18	$10.19	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,595.91	$3.03	+72.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,106.67	$1.69	+18.7%
Average			+28.2%

Argentina vs. South Dakota - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.0% more for groceries

	Argentina	South Dakota
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,891.12	$3.01	+53.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,771.78	$5.97	+13.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,400.24	$3.68	-26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,487.75	$4.88	+107.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,453.61	$4.68	+55.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,522.67	$2.07	+101.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,340.56	$0.89	-1.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS939.33	$1.78	+180.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,798.16	$2.21	+81.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS783.63	$1.41	+165.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS763.97	$1.46	+181.9%
Average			+83.0%

Argentina vs. South Dakota - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.4% more for transportation

	Argentina	South Dakota
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS6,091.81	$3.00	-27.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS34,153.35	$30.00	+29.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS41M	$35,568.55	+28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,683.01	$15.14	+34.2%
Average			+16.4%

Argentina vs. South Dakota - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Argentina	South Dakota
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS36,005.49	$49.40	+102.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS576K	$1,053.00	+170.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS440K	$974.82	+227.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS86,281.91	$144.28	+147.2%
Average			+161.9%

Argentina vs. South Dakota - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Argentina	South Dakota
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS398K	$715.00	+165.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS5M	$7,800.00	+131.0%
Average			+148.4%

Argentina vs. South Dakota - Cost of childcare

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pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	South Dakota
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,774.82	$4.42	+73.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,673.05	$4.69	+48.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,862.42	$9.38	+185.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS47,755.43	$47.44	+46.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,958.62	$11.56	+71.7%
Average			+85.0%

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pay 26.0% less for clothing

	Argentina	South Dakota
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS132K	$47.89	-46.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS118K	$42.78	-46.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS170K	$89.39	-22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS164K	$123.62	+11.3%
Average			-26.0%

Argentina vs. South Dakota - Cost of clothing

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