Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 46.6% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Germany, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$6.95
$6,050.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$4.91
$4,276.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$1.18
$1,023.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.81
$707.95
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
Germany
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.16
$1,007.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$3.30
$2,871.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$3.02
$2,625.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.48
$1,287.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$1.86
$1,620.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.70
$611.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.61
$528.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.48
$415.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.61
$534.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.31
$273.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.37
$323.42
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Germany
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$3.41
$2,965.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$19.26
$16,758.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$24,101.65
$20,971,003.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$8.86
$7,705.07
|
|
pay 65.2% less for housing
Germany
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$21.98
$19,121.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$237.02
$206,232.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$180.77
$157,289.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$38.32
$33,339.09
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
Germany
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$116.37
$101,252.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$4,756.21
$4,138,407.35
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.80
$1,566.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$1.63
$1,421.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$1.91
$1,662.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$22.57
$19,638.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$4.09
$3,557.98
|
|
pay 1.1% more for clothing
Germany
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$59.01
$51,347.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$50.10
$43,592.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$112.10
$97,536.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$88.63
$77,113.99
|
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