Cost of living comparison

Hungary

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Hungary Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 0.2% more expensive than Hungary overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.2% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 3.9% less in Argentina
Transportation: pay 17.6% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 2.2% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 22.1% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 44.5% more in Argentina

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

Planning a move to Argentina? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Argentina vs. Hungary Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 37.2% more for restaurants

	Hungary	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.87 HUF3,514.69	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	+36.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.99 HUF2,906.01	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	+39.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 HUF495.24	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	+30.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 HUF393.06	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	+36.6%
Average			+37.2%

Hungary vs. Argentina - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.9% less for groceries

	Hungary	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.45 HUF467.70	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	+47.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.06 HUF1,634.56	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	+3.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.46 HUF1,443.11	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	+10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 HUF1,101.00	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	-24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 HUF947.92	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	+15.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 HUF293.18	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	+18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.95 HUF306.91	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	-0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 HUF315.85	$0.62 ARS934.98	-36.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 HUF487.70	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	-26.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 HUF150.57	$0.46 ARS700.13	-0.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 HUF168.31	$0.43 ARS645.87	-18.3%
Average			-3.9%

Hungary vs. Argentina - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 17.6% less for transportation

	Hungary	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.99 HUF2,261.00	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	-35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.26 HUF7,843.83	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	+11.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,505.45 HUF10M	$26,569.33 ARS40M	-10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.89 HUF4,813.95	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	-32.3%
Average			-17.6%

Hungary vs. Argentina - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.2% less for housing

	Hungary	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.54 HUF6,964.82	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	+20.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.43 HUF166K	$568.71 ARS863K	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.20 HUF127K	$366.42 ARS556K	-6.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.97 HUF37,171.34	$85.62 ARS130K	-25.5%
Average			-2.2%

Hungary vs. Argentina - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 22.1% less for childcare

	Hungary	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$324.41 HUF105K	$287.55 ARS436K	-11.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,370.86 HUF3M	$5,737.30 ARS9M	-31.5%
Average			-22.1%

Hungary vs. Argentina - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hungary	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 HUF704.52	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	+79.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 HUF766.32	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	+45.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.52 HUF2,432.53	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	-53.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.86 HUF16,442.95	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	-31.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.84 HUF2,533.66	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	-2.9%
Average			+1.6%

Hungary vs. Argentina - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 44.5% more for clothing

	Hungary	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.00 HUF27,480.38	$103.07 ARS156K	+21.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.43 HUF11,132.40	$74.35 ARS113K	+115.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.20 HUF27,546.89	$118.50 ARS180K	+39.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.64 HUF30,922.08	$114.48 ARS174K	+19.7%
Average			+44.5%

Hungary vs. Argentina - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Hungary vs. Argentina

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Argentina?

Quality of Life Comparison · 18 statistics

Be 58.0% more likely to be unemployed in Argentina

Size Comparison · See true size

Hungary is about 30 times smaller than Argentina.

Moving from Hungary to Argentina · UN DESA 2020

822 people born in Hungary live in Argentina.

City Size Comparison · See true size

Compare the size of Budapest vs Buenos Aires

More cost comparisons

Hungary vs.

United States

Hungary vs.

Germany

Hungary vs.

United Kingdom

Hungary vs.

Austria

Hungary vs.

Canada

Hungary vs.

Switzerland

Hungary vs.

Australia

Hungary vs.

Sweden

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Budapest vs. Buenos Aires

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Hungary

Add prices for Argentina

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Argentina or Hungary. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.