Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 5.0% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 5.4% more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
$10.92
|
$6.95
$5,943.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
$16.25
|
$4.91
$4,200.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$2.52
|
$1.18
$1,005.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
$1.82
|
$0.81
$695.45
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
$1.16
$990.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
$11.39
|
$3.30
$2,820.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
$9.45
|
$3.02
$2,579.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
$5.00
|
$1.48
$1,264.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
$4.75
|
$1.86
$1,591.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
$2.34
|
$0.70
$601.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
$1.86
|
$0.61
$519.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
$2.46
|
$0.48
$407.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$1.93
|
$0.61
$524.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
$1.32
|
$0.31
$268.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
$1.29
|
$0.37
$317.72
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
$10.63
|
$3.41
$2,913.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
$79.47
|
$19.26
$16,463.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
$39,500.64
|
$24,101.65
$20,600,885.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
$9.96
|
$8.86
$7,569.08
|
|
pay 26.8% less for housing
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
$65.90
|
$21.98
$18,784.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
$1,116.32
|
$237.02
$202,592.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
$665.02
|
$180.77
$154,513.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
$81.47
|
$38.32
$32,750.69
|
|
pay 33.5% less for childcare
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
$416.30
|
$116.37
$99,465.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
$15,559.82
|
$4,756.21
$4,065,368.35
|
|
pay 20.8% less for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
$5.39
|
$1.80
$1,538.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
$5.65
|
$1.63
$1,396.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
$18.68
|
$1.91
$1,633.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
$40.41
|
$22.57
$19,292.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
$8.93
|
$4.09
$3,495.18
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Fiji
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
$41.91
|
$59.01
$50,441.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
$58.91
|
$50.10
$42,823.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
$125.75
|
$112.10
$95,814.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
$138.29
|
$88.63
$75,753.00
|
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