Cost of living comparison
Spain is 72.4% more expensive than Argentina overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.2% more in Spain
- Groceries
-
pay 28.7% more in Spain
- Transportation
-
pay 74.0% more in Spain
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Spain
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Spain
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 80.0% more in Spain
- Clothing
-
pay 23.7% less in Spain
The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Spain are more expensive than in Argentina. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Spain.
If you lived in Spain instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 54.2% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.59
ARS9,998.96
|
$13.87
€12.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.73
ARS7,831.15
|
$9.22
€8.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ARS1,537.75
|
$2.13
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
ARS1,166.74
|
$1.58
€1.39
|
|
pay 28.7% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
ARS1,661.57
|
$1.30
€1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.84
ARS4,463.43
|
$6.37
€5.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.28
ARS4,978.94
|
$4.16
€3.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
ARS2,084.93
|
$2.66
€2.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
ARS3,073.45
|
$3.36
€2.95
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
ARS1,054.13
|
$0.99
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
ARS986.72
|
$0.81
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ARS749.73
|
$0.87
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
ARS1,171.39
|
$1.13
€0.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS539.70
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
ARS531.67
|
$0.81
€0.71
|
|
pay 74.0% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
ARS4,260.27
|
$6.38
€5.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.28
ARS15,450.45
|
$34.26
€30.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,930.00
ARS33,665,401.99
|
$33,643.92
€29,529.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.90
ARS11,516.12
|
$14.57
€12.79
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.37
ARS22,537.16
|
$31.87
€27.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.40
ARS353,066.08
|
$872.36
€765.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.72
ARS258,006.99
|
$692.13
€607.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.92
ARS48,785.58
|
$103.97
€91.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$173.69
ARS202,117.51
|
$385.97
€338.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,841.72
ARS3,306,865.59
|
$7,352.21
€6,453.03
|
|
pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.81
ARS2,105.40
|
$2.84
€2.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
ARS2,427.87
|
$1.98
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
ARS2,743.39
|
$5.66
€4.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.92
ARS22,014.39
|
$42.87
€37.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
ARS5,543.50
|
$8.63
€7.58
|
|
pay 23.7% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.59
ARS92,622.19
|
$75.89
€66.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.14
ARS80,461.25
|
$32.12
€28.19
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.64
ARS125,257.25
|
$77.96
€68.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
ARS116,597.25
|
$91.38
€80.21
|
|
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