Cost of living comparison

Brazil

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 33.2% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 98.0% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 20.6% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 9.8% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 52.1% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 20.5% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.5% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 58.0% more in Argentina

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Argentina are more expensive than in Brazil. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Argentina. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Argentina.

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Argentina vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.0% more for restaurants

	Brazil	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.38 R$32.28	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	+133.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 R$38.69	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	+64.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$6.29	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	+60.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 R$3.77	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	+123.0%
Average			+98.0%

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pay 20.6% more for groceries

	Brazil	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 R$8.52	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	+27.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.73 R$23.94	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	+10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 R$20.72	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	+20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.26 R$11.46	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	+13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 R$9.81	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	+74.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 R$5.00	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	+8.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.08	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	+55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.74	$0.62 ARS934.98	+13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 R$3.50	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	+59.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.69	$0.46 ARS700.13	-13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 R$2.46	$0.43 ARS645.87	-12.6%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 9.8% less for transportation

	Brazil	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.74 R$23.98	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	-4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.86 R$232.15	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	-40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,586.89 R$119K	$26,569.33 ARS40M	+12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.39 R$47.53	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	+7.4%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 52.1% more for housing

	Brazil	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.44 R$103.47	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	+26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$357.22 R$1,808.43	$568.71 ARS863K	+59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.92 R$1,204.46	$366.42 ARS556K	+54.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.99 R$313.85	$85.62 ARS130K	+38.1%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 20.5% less for childcare

	Brazil	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$316.73 R$1,603.45	$287.55 ARS436K	-9.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,251.15 R$41,771.44	$5,737.30 ARS9M	-30.5%
Average			-20.5%

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pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 R$10.12	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	+95.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.02 R$10.23	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	+71.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.46 R$12.44	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	+42.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.59 R$134.59	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	+32.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.17 R$36.30	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	+6.1%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 58.0% more for clothing

	Brazil	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.36 R$275.19	$103.07 ARS156K	+89.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.01 R$253.16	$74.35 ARS113K	+48.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.76 R$444.28	$118.50 ARS180K	+35.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.90 R$353.85	$114.48 ARS174K	+63.8%
Average			+58.0%

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