Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 2.1 times more expensive than Nepal.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Nepal, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Nepal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.37
NPR315.98
|
$6.95
ARS6,096.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
NPR845.65
|
$4.91
ARS4,308.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
NPR54.44
|
$1.18
ARS1,031.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
NPR22.58
|
$0.81
ARS713.35
|
|
pay 45.8% more for groceries
Nepal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
NPR60.82
|
$1.16
ARS1,015.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
NPR400.60
|
$3.30
ARS2,892.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.75
NPR367.52
|
$3.02
ARS2,646.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
NPR187.24
|
$1.48
ARS1,297.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
NPR175.35
|
$1.86
ARS1,632.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
NPR115.72
|
$0.70
ARS616.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
NPR52.27
|
$0.61
ARS532.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
NPR68.45
|
$0.48
ARS418.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR33.77
|
$0.61
ARS538.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
NPR26.50
|
$0.31
ARS275.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
NPR32.77
|
$0.37
ARS325.89
|
|
pay 18.2% more for transportation
Nepal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NPR518.74
|
$3.41
ARS2,988.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.23
NPR1,499.75
|
$19.26
ARS16,886.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,125.72
NPR4,158,181.46
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,131,121.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.50
NPR868.74
|
$8.86
ARS7,763.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Nepal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
NPR1,815.10
|
$21.98
ARS19,267.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$83.37
NPR11,137.85
|
$237.02
ARS207,806.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$55.78
NPR7,451.77
|
$180.77
ARS158,490.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.71
NPR2,232.89
|
$38.32
ARS33,593.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Nepal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.29
NPR7,787.09
|
$116.37
ARS102,025.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,816.14
NPR242,623.56
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,170,004.92
|
|
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
Nepal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
NPR267.19
|
$1.80
ARS1,578.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
NPR178.66
|
$1.63
ARS1,432.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
NPR301.79
|
$1.91
ARS1,675.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.60
NPR3,553.16
|
$22.57
ARS19,788.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.58
NPR344.34
|
$4.09
ARS3,585.14
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Nepal
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.63
NPR2,088.46
|
$59.01
ARS51,739.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.34
NPR2,716.79
|
$50.10
ARS43,925.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$38.52
NPR5,145.73
|
$112.10
ARS98,280.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.13
NPR3,757.47
|
$88.63
ARS77,702.77
|
|
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