Cost of living comparison
United States is 3.4 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in United States instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Argentina
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS7,003.64
|
$18.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS5,257.53
|
$10.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,111.73
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS867.00
|
$1.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Argentina
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,231.20
|
$3.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,240.87
|
$6.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,340.87
|
$3.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,501.12
|
$3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,948.27
|
$5.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS741.91
|
$2.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS665.56
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS528.38
|
$2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS622.83
|
$2.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS342.71
|
$1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS342.56
|
$1.38
|
|
pay 99.4% more for transportation
|
Argentina
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,340.74
|
$3.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS17,824.46
|
$65.73
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS23,418,166.21
|
$31,580.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS8,068.72
|
$17.71
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
|
Argentina
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS18,147.55
|
$67.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS244,194.57
|
$1,635.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS183,442.39
|
$1,397.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS34,897.91
|
$148.42
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
|
Argentina
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS139,075.19
|
$1,344.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,826,747.27
|
$23,001.10
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Argentina
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,720.84
|
$5.73
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,770.75
|
$4.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,842.37
|
$9.54
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS18,851.98
|
$51.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS4,165.96
|
$13.21
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
|
Argentina
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS57,472.79
|
$50.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS52,287.35
|
$40.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS102,442.83
|
$85.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS88,181.32
|
$113.11
|
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