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Argentina vs. Qatar Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 8.5% more expensive than Qatar overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 18.2% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 11.3% more in Argentina
Housing: pay 59.1% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 67.4% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.1% less in Argentina
Clothing: pay 56.5% more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Qatar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Qatar	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.69 QAR24.32	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	+69.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.07 QAR22.08	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	+48.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 QAR2.97	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	+115.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	+378.9%
Average			+153.1%

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pay 18.2% more for groceries

	Qatar	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 QAR5.44	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	+30.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.10 QAR14.90	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	+28.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.40 QAR26.90	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	-32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.13	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	-6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 QAR12.50	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	-12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.13	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	+19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.37	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	+39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 QAR2.39	$0.64 ARS918.92	-3.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 QAR2.13	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	+107.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 QAR1.67	$0.53 ARS766.60	+15.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 QAR1.65	$0.52 ARS747.37	+14.0%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

	Qatar	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.80	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	+92.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.29 QAR121.00	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	-30.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,539.60 QAR89,189.73	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	+12.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.86 QAR57.63	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	-28.8%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 59.1% less for housing

	Qatar	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$83.65 QAR304.02	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	-70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,687.55 QAR6,133.44	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	-76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,253.51 QAR4,555.92	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	-76.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.04	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	-12.4%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 67.4% less for childcare

	Qatar	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$798.67 QAR2,902.78	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	-66.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,764.79 QAR39,124.86	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	-68.6%
Average			-67.4%

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pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Qatar	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR39.92	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	-76.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.21 QAR15.30	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42 QAR23.33	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	-48.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$127.24 QAR462.47	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	-74.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.33 QAR41.16	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	-40.5%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 56.5% more for clothing

	Qatar	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.95 QAR188.82	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	+72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.24 QAR168.05	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	+72.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.73 QAR344.29	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	+21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 QAR252.92	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	+59.7%
Average			+56.5%

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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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