Cost of living comparison
Spain is 81.1% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Spain instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 73.4% more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
$1,638.36
|
$12.45
€11.60
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
$1,157.94
|
$8.47
€7.89
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
$277.20
|
$1.99
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
$191.70
|
$1.40
€1.31
|
|
pay 55.7% more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
$272.95
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
$777.45
|
$5.73
€5.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
$711.07
|
$3.55
€3.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
$348.67
|
$2.35
€2.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
$438.82
|
$3.11
€2.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
$165.72
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
$143.23
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
$112.45
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
$144.64
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
$74.03
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
$87.58
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
$803.06
|
$6.67
€6.22
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
$4,538.08
|
$39.84
€37.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
$5,678,691.63
|
$24,357.72
€22,697.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
$2,086.44
|
$14.14
€13.18
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
$5,177.86
|
$40.62
€37.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
$55,845.11
|
$697.48
€649.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
$42,592.17
|
$570.67
€531.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
$9,027.82
|
$106.79
€99.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
$27,417.93
|
$342.46
€319.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
$1,120,630.17
|
$7,368.05
€6,865.91
|
|
pay 89.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
$424.07
|
$2.66
€2.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
$384.90
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
$450.28
|
$5.55
€5.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
$5,317.94
|
$43.33
€40.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
$963.46
|
$8.42
€7.84
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
$13,904.31
|
$73.58
€68.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
$11,804.29
|
$33.02
€30.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
$26,411.60
|
$74.35
€69.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
$20,881.53
|
$91.35
€85.12
|
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