Cost of living comparison

Belarus

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 51.4% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 97.0% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 41.6% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 50.7% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 68.2% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 47.2% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.5% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 47.6% more in Argentina

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and groceries in Argentina are more expensive than in Belarus. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Argentina.

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Argentina vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Argentina instead of Belarus, you would:

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pay 97.0% more for restaurants

	Belarus	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.13 BYN27.40	$14.88 ARS22,985.54	+62.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.06 BYN18.17	$12.57 ARS19,418.68	+107.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 BYN2.46	$2.00 ARS3,083.80	+143.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 BYN1.59	$1.66 ARS2,565.01	+212.6%
Average			+97.0%

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pay 41.6% more for groceries

	Belarus	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 BYN2.09	$2.14 ARS3,305.57	+207.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 BYN10.82	$5.25 ARS8,102.79	+45.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 BYN10.06	$4.93 ARS7,617.83	+47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.53 BYN4.60	$2.57 ARS3,963.29	+67.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 BYN6.37	$3.38 ARS5,217.36	+59.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BYN1.97	$1.07 ARS1,658.38	+63.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 BYN2.46	$0.95 ARS1,459.84	+15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 BYN2.74	$0.62 ARS951.63	-32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 BYN3.22	$1.10 ARS1,703.28	+2.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.82	$0.46 ARS712.60	+69.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 BYN1.08	$0.43 ARS657.37	+18.3%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 50.7% more for transportation

	Belarus	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 BYN9.86	$4.55 ARS7,023.31	+38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 BYN44.40	$27.12 ARS41,901.98	+83.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,373.99 BYN61,135.69	$26,569.33 ARS41M	+30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.26 BYN15.80	$10.09 ARS15,582.85	+91.6%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 68.2% more for housing

	Belarus	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.80 BYN41.40	$25.92 ARS40,036.02	+87.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.81 BYN1,007.66	$568.71 ARS879K	+69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$226.01 BYN678.18	$366.42 ARS566K	+62.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.74 BYN146.26	$85.62 ARS132K	+75.7%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 47.2% less for childcare

	Belarus	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$337.47 BYN1,012.64	$287.55 ARS444K	-14.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,502.72 BYN52,519.95	$5,737.30 ARS9M	-67.2%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.62 BYN4.86	$3.92 ARS6,050.59	+142.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 BYN5.59	$3.46 ARS5,339.13	+85.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.42 BYN7.27	$3.51 ARS5,415.94	+44.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.16 BYN99.49	$35.09 ARS54,198.65	+5.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 BYN13.70	$7.61 ARS11,750.38	+66.6%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 47.6% more for clothing

	Belarus	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.04 BYN147.16	$103.07 ARS159K	+110.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.02 BYN132.10	$74.35 ARS115K	+68.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.41 BYN313.30	$118.50 ARS183K	+13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.29 BYN291.92	$114.48 ARS177K	+17.7%
Average			+47.6%

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