Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 47.7% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Austria, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
|
Austria
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
€13.70
|
$6.66
$842.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
€8.33
|
$5.13
$648.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.68
|
$1.10
$139.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.22
|
$0.86
$109.22
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
|
Austria
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
€2.13
|
$1.08
$137.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
€6.97
|
$3.14
$397.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
€4.44
|
$2.90
$366.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.19
€3.13
|
$1.44
$181.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.13
€5.03
|
$1.69
$214.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.99
|
$0.67
$85.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.76
|
$0.59
$74.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.08
|
$0.43
$54.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.29
|
$0.62
$78.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.72
|
$0.30
$38.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.63
|
$0.32
$41.00
|
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pay 44.0% less for transportation
|
Austria
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.89
€6.77
|
$3.31
$419.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.91
€48.01
|
$15.25
$1,929.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,457.96
€24,009.57
|
$24,134.07
$3,053,065.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.99
€18.64
|
$8.73
$1,104.87
|
|
pay 66.9% less for housing
|
Austria
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.27
€35.60
|
$21.32
$2,697.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.13
€752.08
|
$208.62
$26,391.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$596.46
€585.53
|
$152.10
$19,241.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.40
€175.13
|
$37.07
$4,689.37
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
|
Austria
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.77
€362.01
|
$115.57
$14,619.74
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,777.60
€8,616.68
|
$4,018.31
$508,334.46
|
|
pay 57.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Austria
|
Argentina
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.93
€3.86
|
$1.54
$194.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€3.03
|
$1.47
$186.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
€5.73
|
$1.98
$250.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.56
€38.83
|
$23.13
$2,925.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.05
€11.83
|
$3.90
$493.48
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
|
Austria
|
Argentina
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.61
€83.06
|
$52.22
$6,605.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€33.58
|
$41.09
$5,197.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.23
€81.70
|
$115.94
$14,666.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.40
€111.32
|
$85.61
$10,829.81
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