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Argentina vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 43.7% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 16.7% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 9.6% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 36.5% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.5% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 77.0% more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Laos	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,509	$11.34 ARS16,100.13	+445.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119K	$9.04 ARS12,842.77	+63.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,275	$1.76 ARS2,493.32	+131.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,610	$1.42 ARS2,023.42	+187.7%
Average			+206.9%

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Laos	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,313	$1.96 ARS2,776.87	+72.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK284K	$5.26 ARS7,464.64	-60.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK148K	$5.01 ARS7,107.79	-27.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,119	$2.36 ARS3,349.92	+12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK44,908	$3.01 ARS4,277.61	+43.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,237	$1.03 ARS1,462.50	+35.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,073	$0.91 ARS1,287.58	+20.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,771	$0.64 ARS902.21	-34.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK27,933	$1.22 ARS1,727.10	-6.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,104	$0.53 ARS752.66	-24.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,806	$0.52 ARS733.78	+12.9%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 16.7% less for transportation

	Laos	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK101K	$4.12 ARS5,851.07	-12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1M	$23.10 ARS32,803.65	-57.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK614M	$27,600.00 ARS39M	-3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK225K	$11.28 ARS16,023.72	+7.4%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 9.6% more for housing

	Laos	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK196K	$24.35 ARS34,582.59	+166.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK22M	$389.68 ARS553K	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK18M	$297.74 ARS423K	-63.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1M	$58.36 ARS82,872.15	-2.6%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 36.5% less for childcare

	Laos	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6M	$268.88 ARS382K	-9.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK199M	$3,376.06 ARS5M	-63.6%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,412	$2.55 ARS3,625.64	+79.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,483	$3.16 ARS4,488.38	+90.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,446	$3.29 ARS4,670.26	+66.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1M	$32.30 ARS45,868.19	-52.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK64,761	$6.74 ARS9,565.07	+122.8%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 77.0% more for clothing

	Laos	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1M	$89.61 ARS127K	+78.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1M	$79.61 ARS113K	+22.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1M	$115.13 ARS163K	+73.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1M	$111.12 ARS158K	+133.8%
Average			+77.0%

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