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Rosario vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Rosario is 45.4% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Rosario
Groceries: pay 1.9% less in Rosario
Transportation: pay 79.1% more in Rosario
Housing: pay 17.7% less in Rosario
Childcare: pay 50.9% more in Rosario
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% less in Rosario
Clothing: pay 70.6% more in Rosario

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

Rosario vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rosario instead of Philippines, you would:

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Philippines	Rosario
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.83 ₱231.87	$9.00 ARS12,504.60	+134.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱198.03	$8.00 ARS11,115.20	+144.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱41.91	$1.24 ARS1,716.52	+78.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₱23.00	$1.10 ARS1,530.09	+189.8%
Average			+136.9%

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pay 1.9% less for groceries

	Philippines	Rosario
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱75.15	$1.57 ARS2,176.73	+26.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 ₱236.33	$6.13 ARS8,521.65	+57.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 ₱424.59	$4.61 ARS6,402.14	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ₱124.41	$2.20 ARS3,056.68	+7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 ₱115.73	$2.71 ARS3,760.33	+41.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱85.87	$0.74 ARS1,029.36	-47.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱39.04	$0.79 ARS1,097.17	+22.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.75	$0.44 ARS611.32	-62.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱41.90	$1.14 ARS1,583.37	+64.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱57.38	$0.59 ARS819.29	-37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱70.90	$0.50 ARS697.45	-57.2%
Average			-1.9%

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pay 79.1% more for transportation

	Philippines	Rosario
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 ₱250.91	$4.01 ARS5,566.25	-3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.67 ₱766.44	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,414.32 ₱1M	$24,000.00 ARS33M	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.78 ₱168.11	$9.51 ARS13,220.09	+242.5%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 17.7% less for housing

	Philippines	Rosario
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.95 ₱1,691.17	$23.50 ARS32,650.90	-15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.21 ₱15,383.44	$200.00 ARS278K	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.64 ₱9,781.69	$183.75 ARS255K	+13.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.13 ₱4,848.82	$42.25 ARS58,708.97	-47.3%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 50.9% more for childcare

	Philippines	Rosario
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.02 ₱7,868.16	$367.39 ARS510K	+182.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,634.78 ₱341K	$1,080.00 ARS2M	-80.8%
Average			+50.9%

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Rosario
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱72.52	$1.26 ARS1,747.27	+4.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₱131.36	$2.09 ARS2,897.51	-3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 ₱165.06	$3.40 ARS4,723.96	+24.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 ₱1,863.75	$25.75 ARS35,777.05	-16.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.63 ₱340.43	$5.00 ARS6,947.00	-11.1%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 70.6% more for clothing

	Philippines	Rosario
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.17 ₱2,491.40	$61.67 ARS85,679.68	+49.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.58 ₱1,547.95	$60.00 ARS83,364.01	+134.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 ₱4,221.80	$107.50 ARS149K	+54.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 ₱3,992.61	$95.00 ARS132K	+44.0%
Average			+70.6%

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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: April 2026

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