Cost of living comparison

Argentina

compared to

South Korea

South Korea vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

South Korea is 20.1% more expensive than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.1% less in South Korea
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in South Korea
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in South Korea
Housing: pay 10.8% more in South Korea
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in South Korea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% more in South Korea
Clothing: pay 27.3% less in South Korea

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

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South Korea vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.1% less for restaurants

	Argentina	South Korea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.88 ARS22,985.54	$7.06 ₩9,627	-52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.57 ARS19,418.68	$6.17 ₩8,410	-50.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 ARS3,083.80	$1.53 ₩2,083	-23.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ARS2,565.01	$0.88 ₩1,207	-46.7%
Average			-49.1%

Argentina vs. South Korea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Argentina	South Korea
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 ARS3,305.57	$3.04 ₩4,143	+42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.25 ARS8,102.79	$6.12 ₩8,352	+16.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 ARS7,617.83	$8.23 ₩11,221	+66.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 ARS3,963.29	$2.94 ₩4,009	+14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.38 ARS5,217.36	$4.11 ₩5,604	+21.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 ARS1,658.38	$4.00 ₩5,458	+272.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 ARS1,459.84	$1.55 ₩2,114	+64.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 ARS951.63	$3.00 ₩4,087	+386.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 ARS1,703.28	$2.63 ₩3,590	+138.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ARS712.60	$2.03 ₩2,774	+341.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 ARS657.37	$1.26 ₩1,722	+196.7%
Average			+110.4%

Argentina vs. South Korea - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Argentina	South Korea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.55 ARS7,023.31	$5.01 ₩6,830	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.12 ARS41,901.98	$46.10 ₩62,878	+70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,569.33 ARS41M	$28,394.53 ₩39M	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.09 ARS15,582.85	$8.59 ₩11,720	-14.8%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 10.8% more for housing

	Argentina	South Korea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.92 ARS40,036.02	$24.34 ₩33,198	-6.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$568.71 ARS879K	$561.73 ₩766K	-1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.42 ARS566K	$387.83 ₩529K	+5.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.62 ARS132K	$153.72 ₩210K	+79.5%
Average			+10.8%

Argentina vs. South Korea - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Argentina	South Korea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.55 ARS444K	$545.93 ₩745K	+89.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,737.30 ARS9M	$20,214.53 ₩28M	+252.3%
Average			+158.6%

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pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	South Korea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 ARS6,050.59	$3.30 ₩4,499	-15.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 ARS5,339.13	$3.66 ₩4,995	+6.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.51 ARS5,415.94	$3.35 ₩4,565	-4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.09 ARS54,198.65	$57.32 ₩78,173	+63.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.61 ARS11,750.38	$11.28 ₩15,390	+48.4%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 27.3% less for clothing

	Argentina	South Korea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.07 ARS159K	$67.53 ₩92,101	-34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$74.35 ARS115K	$53.43 ₩72,869	-28.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.50 ARS183K	$78.10 ₩107K	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$114.48 ARS177K	$102.84 ₩140K	-10.2%
Average			-27.3%

Argentina vs. South Korea - Cost of clothing

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