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Argentina vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 98.8% more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.2 times more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 28.6% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 84.6% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 38.6% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 58.4% more in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.1% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.2 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.75 IDR29,172.01	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	+547.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.16 IDR52,561.93	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	+186.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 IDR10,058.79	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	+190.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,338.30	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	+344.4%
Average			+317.1%

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pay 28.6% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.20 IDR19,939.01	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	+63.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.49 IDR74,765.91	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	+17.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 IDR80,843.18	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	+3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 IDR26,027.11	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	+50.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IDR22,790.19	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	+120.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 IDR19,692.30	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	-12.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 IDR10,633.04	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	+42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 IDR13,673.29	$0.64 ARS918.92	-22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR10,011.41	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	+102.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,536.15	$0.53 ARS766.60	-7.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 IDR14,587.54	$0.52 ARS747.37	-41.0%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 84.6% more for transportation

	Indonesia	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.89 IDR48,096.34	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	+42.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.28 IDR187,740.42	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	+104.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,317.01 IDR421,473,804.46	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	+9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 IDR66,634.48	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	+181.9%
Average			+84.6%

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pay 38.6% more for housing

	Indonesia	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.83 IDR363,423.85	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$278.11 IDR4,629,867.18	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	+40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$163.62 IDR2,723,842.74	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	+82.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.30 IDR804,165.01	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	+20.8%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 58.4% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$103.11 IDR1,716,627.24	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	+160.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,023.79 IDR100,283,149.85	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	-44.0%
Average			+58.4%

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pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.64 IDR44,026.51	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	-3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,431.16	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	+99.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.30 IDR38,354.08	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	+42.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.24 IDR403,489.78	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	+33.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.08 IDR51,241.23	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	+118.8%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Indonesia	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.70 IDR710,856.45	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	+109.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.41 IDR473,014.50	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	+180.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.59 IDR1,158,583.69	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	+65.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.00 IDR1,098,704.76	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	+68.4%
Average			+106.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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