Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Argentina

Argentina vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 23.5% more expensive than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 48.2% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 27.9% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 5.3% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 34.7% more in Argentina
Childcare: pay 30.7% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Argentina
Clothing: pay 63.7% more in Argentina

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

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Argentina vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 48.2% more for restaurants

	Romania	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.82 RON46.44	$14.88 ARS22,583.44	+51.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.22 RON34.13	$12.57 ARS19,078.98	+74.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 RON8.86	$2.00 ARS3,029.85	+6.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RON7.43	$1.66 ARS2,520.14	+5.7%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 27.9% more for groceries

	Romania	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.10 RON5.19	$2.14 ARS3,247.75	+94.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.76 RON17.78	$5.25 ARS7,961.05	+39.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.36 RON25.36	$4.93 ARS7,484.57	-8.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 RON13.77	$2.57 ARS3,893.96	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 RON12.72	$3.38 ARS5,126.09	+25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.42	$1.07 ARS1,629.37	+110.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.18	$0.95 ARS1,434.31	+40.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.08	$0.62 ARS934.98	-5.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RON4.19	$1.10 ARS1,673.49	+24.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RON1.66	$0.46 ARS700.13	+31.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 RON1.70	$0.43 ARS645.87	+18.3%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 5.3% less for transportation

	Romania	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.55 RON30.98	$4.55 ARS6,900.45	-30.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.38 RON110.58	$27.12 ARS41,168.97	+16.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,083.66 RON128K	$26,569.33 ARS40M	-1.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.64 RON31.43	$10.09 ARS15,310.26	+51.8%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 34.7% more for housing

	Romania	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.56 RON40.50	$25.92 ARS39,335.65	+202.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$371.73 RON1,758.50	$568.71 ARS863K	+53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.26 RON1,330.53	$366.42 ARS556K	+30.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.14 RON506.84	$85.62 ARS130K	-20.1%
Average			+34.7%

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pay 30.7% less for childcare

	Romania	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.75 RON2,283.68	$287.55 ARS436K	-40.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,125.14 RON33,706.19	$5,737.30 ARS9M	-19.5%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 RON10.31	$3.92 ARS5,944.74	+79.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RON11.57	$3.46 ARS5,245.73	+41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 RON27.03	$3.51 ARS5,321.19	-38.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.73 RON183.19	$35.09 ARS53,250.53	-9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.13 RON33.75	$7.61 ARS11,544.83	+6.6%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 63.7% more for clothing

	Romania	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.00 RON293.30	$103.07 ARS156K	+66.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.53 RON168.09	$74.35 ARS113K	+109.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.18 RON365.11	$118.50 ARS180K	+53.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.19 RON402.98	$114.48 ARS174K	+34.4%
Average			+63.7%

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