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Argentina vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 24.3% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.5% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 10.9% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 7.4% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 33.1% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 6.6% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 76.3% more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.5% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.36 NAD142.68	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	+35.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.29 NAD73.26	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	+110.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 NAD14.53	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	+106.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 NAD13.75	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	+77.0%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 10.9% more for groceries

	Namibia	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD15.09	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	+121.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.96 NAD67.70	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	+32.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 NAD91.51	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 NAD39.86	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	+1.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.49 NAD42.56	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	+20.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD15.57	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	+13.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 NAD14.06	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	+10.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD13.42	$0.64 ARS918.92	-19.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD14.15	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	+46.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 NAD17.54	$0.53 ARS766.60	-48.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 NAD18.07	$0.52 ARS747.37	-51.2%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

	Namibia	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.82 NAD82.37	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	-14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.19 NAD788.68	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	-50.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,723.84 NAD319,729.88	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	+47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.68 NAD131.12	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	+47.0%
Average			+7.4%

Namibia vs. Argentina - Cost of transportation

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pay 33.1% less for housing

	Namibia	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.24 NAD1,097.04	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	-62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.81 NAD8,756.71	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	-24.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$408.02 NAD6,967.42	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	-27.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.22 NAD1,233.18	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	-19.2%
Average			-33.1%

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pay 6.6% less for childcare

	Namibia	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$215.99 NAD3,688.31	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	+24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,426.88 NAD92,669.95	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	-37.8%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.41 NAD24.00	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	+81.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.86 NAD31.77	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	+69.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.02 NAD51.61	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	+8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.10 NAD650.63	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	-15.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.76 NAD98.29	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	+17.0%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 76.3% more for clothing

	Namibia	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.56 NAD999.93	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	+53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 NAD477.81	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	+184.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.20 NAD1,591.44	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	+23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.03 NAD1,315.35	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	+44.3%
Average			+76.3%

Namibia vs. Argentina - Cost of clothing

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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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