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Mar Del Plata vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Mar Del Plata is 30.5% cheaper than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 30.6% more in Mar Del Plata
Groceries: pay 17.1% less in Mar Del Plata
Transportation: pay 42.4% less in Mar Del Plata
Housing: pay 53.1% less in Mar Del Plata
Childcare: pay 72.1% less in Mar Del Plata
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.3% less in Mar Del Plata
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Mar Del Plata

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and clothing are lower in Mar Del Plata.

Mar Del Plata vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mar Del Plata instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 30.6% more for restaurants

	Athens	Mar Del Plata
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.05	$9.65 ARS13,954.46	-44.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.03	$9.50 ARS13,737.55	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.13	$1.96 ARS2,837.89	-20.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.53	$1.85 ARS2,675.21	+197.6%
Average			+30.6%

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pay 17.1% less for groceries

	Athens	Mar Del Plata
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.19	$1.66 ARS2,407.69	+20.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.47	$3.38 ARS4,894.91	-55.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.18	$4.11 ARS5,939.21	-43.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.04	$1.54 ARS2,224.04	-67.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.16	$2.38 ARS3,443.59	-50.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$1.45 ARS2,095.55	+41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.83	$0.98 ARS1,413.51	+0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$0.69 ARS1,000.28	-2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.92	$1.12 ARS1,613.57	+4.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$0.57 ARS822.09	-14.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.44 ARS642.80	-21.4%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 42.4% less for transportation

	Athens	Mar Del Plata
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.82	$4.24 ARS6,130.80	-46.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.09	$10.00 ARS14,460.58	-71.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,075.80	$27,800.00 ARS40,200,423.80	-4.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.04	$7.50 ARS10,845.44	-46.5%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 53.1% less for housing

	Athens	Mar Del Plata
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.59	$25.25 ARS36,512.97	-26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €588.86	$283.75 ARS410,319.07	-58.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €523.10	$203.75 ARS294,634.40	-66.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €142.37	$65.26 ARS94,373.92	-60.6%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 72.1% less for childcare

	Athens	Mar Del Plata
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €486.79	$160.00 ARS231,369.35	-71.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,946.73	$3,200.00 ARS4,627,386.91	-72.4%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Mar Del Plata
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.02	$3.50 ARS5,061.20	-40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.54	$2.76 ARS3,988.71	-33.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.02	$3.50 ARS5,061.20	-40.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.35	$22.25 ARS32,174.80	-60.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.03	$5.50 ARS7,953.32	-47.7%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Athens	Mar Del Plata
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €87.15	$79.75 ARS115,323.16	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €40.95	$62.50 ARS90,378.65	+31.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €90.40	$83.33 ARS120,504.87	-20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €108.16	$62.50 ARS90,378.65	-50.4%
Average			-15.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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