Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 45.4% cheaper than Pennsylvania.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Pennsylvania, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Pennsylvania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.31
|
$6.95
ARS6,096.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.17
|
$4.91
ARS4,308.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$1.18
ARS1,031.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
|
$0.81
ARS713.35
|
|
pay 57.8% less for groceries
Pennsylvania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.12
|
$1.16
ARS1,015.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$3.30
ARS2,892.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
|
$3.02
ARS2,646.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
|
$1.48
ARS1,297.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
|
$1.86
ARS1,632.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$0.70
ARS616.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.61
ARS532.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$0.48
ARS418.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.61
ARS538.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.31
ARS275.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.37
ARS325.89
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Pennsylvania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$3.41
ARS2,988.30
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$66.81
|
$19.26
ARS16,886.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,412.45
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,131,121.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
|
$8.86
ARS7,763.90
|
|
pay 77.0% less for housing
Pennsylvania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.35
|
$21.98
ARS19,267.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,247.33
|
$237.02
ARS207,806.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,088.60
|
$180.77
ARS158,490.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.09
|
$38.32
ARS33,593.64
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
Pennsylvania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$938.73
|
$116.37
ARS102,025.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,989.52
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,170,004.92
|
|
pay 58.4% less for entertainment and sports
Pennsylvania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.22
|
$1.80
ARS1,578.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
|
$1.63
ARS1,432.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.01
|
$1.91
ARS1,675.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.87
|
$22.57
ARS19,788.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
|
$4.09
ARS3,585.14
|
|
pay 31.5% more for clothing
Pennsylvania
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.52
|
$59.01
ARS51,739.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.35
|
$50.10
ARS43,925.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.62
|
$112.10
ARS98,280.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.62
|
$88.63
ARS77,702.77
|
|
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