Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 25.3% cheaper than Latvia.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.99
€8.41
|
$6.95
$6,078.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
$4.91
$4,296.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.18
$1,028.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
€1.02
|
$0.81
$711.27
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
Latvia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
$1.16
$1,012.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
€4.28
|
$3.30
$2,884.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
€4.52
|
$3.02
$2,638.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
$1.48
$1,293.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
€3.02
|
$1.86
$1,628.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.70
$614.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.61
$531.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.48
$417.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.61
$536.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
€0.30
|
$0.31
$274.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.37
$324.94
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
Latvia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.84
|
$3.41
$2,979.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.37
€35.87
|
$19.26
$16,837.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.27
€20,043.25
|
$24,101.65
$21,069,312.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.64
€7.15
|
$8.86
$7,741.19
|
|
pay 27.1% less for housing
Latvia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.90
€15.80
|
$21.98
$19,211.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$342.38
€320.08
|
$237.02
$207,198.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.16
€231.06
|
$180.77
$158,027.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$199.93
€186.91
|
$38.32
$33,495.38
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$261.48
€244.46
|
$116.37
$101,727.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,283.25
€13,353.20
|
$4,756.21
$4,157,807.58
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.94
€2.75
|
$1.80
$1,573.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.55
€2.39
|
$1.63
$1,428.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
$1.91
$1,670.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.76
€35.30
|
$22.57
$19,730.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.56
€7.07
|
$4.09
$3,574.66
|
|
pay 11.0% more for clothing
Latvia
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.48
€64.02
|
$59.01
$51,588.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.46
€37.82
|
$50.10
$43,796.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.05
€70.16
|
$112.10
$97,993.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.60
€97.79
|
$88.63
$77,475.49
|
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